DRAGON MEANING IN FRENCH

Definition & Synonyms

• Dragon

1. (n.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached to a soldiers belt; -- so called from a representation of a dragons head at the muzzle.
2. (n.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere figured as a dragon; Draco.
3. (n.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of several species, found in the East Indies and Southern Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps from tree to tree. Called also flying lizard.
4. (n.) A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman.
5. (n.) A variety of carrier pigeon.
6. (n.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and ferocious.
7. (n.) A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move through the air as a winged serpent.
8. (n.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a charge in a coat of arms.