Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - dragon
Dragon
dragon
n. 1 a mythical monster like a reptile, usu. with wings and claws and able to breathe out fire. 2 a fierce person, esp. a woman. 3 (in full flying dragon) a lizard, Draco volans, with a long tail and membranous winglike structures. Also called flying lizard. Phrases and idioms dragon's blood a red gum that exudes from the fruit of some palms and the dragon-tree. dragon's teeth Mil. colloq. obstacles resembling teeth pointed upwards, used esp. against tanks. dragon-tree a tree, Dracaena draco, native to the Canary Isles. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L draco -onis f. Gk drakon serpent
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French dragun, from Latin dracon-, draco serpent, ~, from Greek drakōn serpent; akin to Old English torht bright, Greek derkesthai to see, look at Date: 13th century a huge serpent, a mythical animal usually represented as a monstrous winged and scaly serpent or saurian with a crested head and enormous claws, a violent, combative, or very strict person, Draco, something or someone formidable or baneful, ~ish adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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