Draco
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Draco volans 
Draco and nearby constellations
See also: draco
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Draco m
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Iguania - order; Agamidae - family; Agaminae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Draco volans - type species
References
Draco (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Draco on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Draco on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Dracō, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Δρᾰ́κων (Drákōn). Doublet of dracone, dragon, and dragoon.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Draco
- (astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
- The name of an Athenian lawgiver, known for the severity of his laws.
- (Greek mythology) One of Actaeon's hounds.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
constellation
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Athenian lawgiver
one of Acteon's hounds
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See also
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δράκων (Drákōn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdra.koː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdra.ko/,
Proper noun
Dracō m sg (genitive Dracōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Dracō |
| Genitive | Dracōnis |
| Dative | Dracōnī |
| Accusative | Dracōnem |
| Ablative | Dracōne |
| Vocative | Dracō |
Descendants
References
- “Draco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Draco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Proper noun
Draco m
- Alternative form of Dragão
Spanish
Proper noun
Draco ?