1. (

• dragon ,
• firedrake

) a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings ;

2. (

• dragon ,
• tartar

) a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman ;

3. (

• Draco ,
• Dragon

) a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus ;

4. (

• dragon ,
• flying_dragon ,
• flying_lizard

) any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body ;