Main Entry:

drag·on

Pronunciation:

\ˈdra-gən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French dragun, from Latin dracon-, draco serpent, dragon, from Greek drakōn serpent; akin to Old English torht bright, Greek derkesthai to see, look at

Date:

13th century

1archaic : a huge serpent2: a mythical animal usually represented as a monstrous winged and scaly serpent or saurian with a crested head and enormous claws3: a violent, combative, or very strict person4capitalized : draco5: something or someone formidable or baneful

— drag·on·ish \-gə-nish\ adjective