1
archaic
: a huge serpent
2
: a mythical animal usually represented as a monstrous winged and scaly serpent or saurian with a crested head and enormous claws
3
: a violent, combative, or very strict person
4
Dragon
: draco
5
: something or someone formidable or baneful
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In the central bearded dragon, native to Australia, warm temperatures can turn chromosomally male lizards into females.
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Elizabeth Preston, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
Those include a stainless-steel dragon sculpture suspended over the ship’s World Promenade and a Pan-Asian Street Food venue serving Southeast Asian cuisine.
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Winter is the reward that nature gives desert dwellers for surviving the dragon-breath days of summer.
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The dragon stones have been a topic of debate since scientists began studying them during the 20th century.
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Elizabeth Preston, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
Those include a stainless-steel dragon sculpture suspended over the ship’s World Promenade and a Pan-Asian Street Food venue serving Southeast Asian cuisine.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Winter is the reward that nature gives desert dwellers for surviving the dragon-breath days of summer.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The dragon stones have been a topic of debate since scientists began studying them during the 20th century.
—New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dragon
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“Dragon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dragon. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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Middle English dragon "dragon," from early French dragun (same meaning), from Latin dracon-, draco "serpent, dragon," from Greek drakōn "serpent" — related to rankle
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