| 单词 | dragon |
| 释义 | dragon —dragonish, adj. —dragonlike, adj. /drag"euhn/, n. 1. a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire. 2. Archaic. a huge serpent or snake. 3. Bible. a large animal, possibly a large snake or crocodile. 4. the dragon, Satan. 5. a fierce, violent person. 6. a very watchful and strict woman. 7. See flying dragon. 8. Bot. any of several araceous plants, as Arisaema dracontium (green dragon or dragonroot), the flowers of which have a long, slender spadix and a green, shorter spathe. 9. a short musket carried by a mounted infantryman in the 16th and 17th centuries. 10. a soldier armed with such a musket. 11. (cap.) Astron. the constellation Draco. [1175-1225; ME < OF < L dracon- (s. of draco) < Gk drákon kind of serpent, prob. orig. epithet, the (sharp-)sighted one, akin to dérkesthai to look] |
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