noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French dragun, from Latin dracon-, draco serpent, dragon, from Greek drakōn serpent; akin to Old English torht bright, Greek derkesthai to see, look at
Date: 13th century
1. archaic a huge serpent
2. a mythical animal usually represented as a monstrous winged and scaly serpent or saurian with a crested head and enormous claws
3. a violent, combative, or very strict person
4. capitalized Draco
5. something or someone formidable or baneful
• dragonish adjective