dragon
/ˈdɹæɡən/
A mythical reptilian or serpentine creature.; In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a monster with fiery breath; In Eastern Asian mythologies, a large, snake-like monster with the eyes of a hare, the horns of a stag and the claws of a tiger, usually beneficent; A very large snake
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- dragons
Meanings
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A mythical reptilian or serpentine creature.; In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a monster with fiery breath
The dragon cannot be defeated.
Tatoeba · mailohilohi · CC BY 2.0 FR
You have defeated the dragon.
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR
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A mythical reptilian or serpentine creature.; In Eastern Asian mythologies, a large, snake-like monster with the eyes of a hare, the horns of a stag and the claws of a tiger, usually beneficent
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A very large snake; a python — An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance
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Any of various agamid lizards of the genera Draco, Physignathus or Pogona — An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearancerare
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A Komodo dragon — An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearancerare
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A sea dragon — An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearancerare
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The constellation Dracorare
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A fierce and unpleasant womanrare
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An unattractive womanrare
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The (historical) Chinese empire or the People's Republic of Chinarare