bearded lizard , dragon n another name for →
jew lizard
dragon
n
1 a mythical monster usually represented as breathing fire and having a scaly reptilian body, wings, claws, and a long tail
2 Informal a fierce or intractable person, esp. a woman
3 any of various very large lizards, esp. the Komodo dragon
4 any of various North American aroid plants, esp. the green dragon
5 (Christianity) a manifestation of Satan or an attendant devil
6 a yacht of the International Dragon Class, 8.88m long (29.2 feet), used in racing
7 ♦
chase the dragon
Slang to smoke opium or heroin
(C13: from Old French, from Latin draco, from Greek drakon; related to drakos eye)
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dragoness fem n
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dragonish adj
dragon market
n
Informal any of the emerging markets of the Pacific rim, esp. Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines
Compare →
tiger market
dragon's blood
n
1 a red resinous substance obtained from the fruit of a Malaysian palm, Daemonorops (or Calamus) draco: formerly used medicinally and now used in varnishes and lacquers
2 any of several similar resins obtained from other trees, esp. from the dragon tree
dragon's teeth
pl n
1 Informal concrete antitank obstacles protruding from the ground in rows: used in World War II
2 ♦
sow dragon's teeth to take some action that is intended to prevent strife or trouble but that actually brings it about
(sense 2 from the story of Cadmus)
dragon tree
n a liliaceous tree, Dracaena draco, of the Canary Islands, having clusters of sword-shaped leaves at the tips of its branches: a source of dragon's blood
green dragon
n a North American aroid plant, Arisaema dracontium, with a long slender spadix projecting from a green or white long narrow spathe, (Also called)
dragonroot
Komodo dragon , lizard
n the largest monitor lizard, Varanus komodoensis, of Komodo and other East Indian islands: grows to a length of 3 m (about 10 ft.) and a weight of 135 kilograms (about 300 lbs.)
Rouge Dragon
n a pursuivant at the English college of arms