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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC);

2. a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus;
[syn: Draco, Dragon]

3. a reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards;
[syn: Draco, genus Draco]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Draco \Dra"co\, n. [L. See Dragon.]
   1. (Astron.) The Dragon, a northern constellation within
      which is the north pole of the ecliptic.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. (Zool.) A genus of lizards. See Dragon, 6.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Draco
    n 1: Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for
         almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)
    2: a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial
       pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus [syn: Draco,
       Dragon]
    3: a reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards
       [syn: Draco, genus Draco]


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

draco

   A blend of Pascal, C and ALGOL 68 developed by Chris
   Gray in 1987.  It has been implemented for CP/M-80 and
   Amiga.

   (1994-11-04)