Draco Definition

drākō
noun
A large N constellation containing the north pole of the ecliptic; the Dragon.
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(astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

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The name of an Athenian lawgiver, known for the severity of his laws.

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(Greek mythology) One of Actaeon's hounds.

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Origin of Draco

  • From Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drakōn, “dragon”)

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin dracō dragon dragon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Draco Sentence Examples

  • It has, however, temporarily diverted its path as it moves into the constellation of Draco.

  • The fine marble lion of the classical period which stood at the mouth of the Cantharus harbour gave the Peiraeus its medieval and modern names of Porto Leone and Porto Draco; it was carried away to Venice by Morosini.

  • The first attack upon the aristocracy proceeded from a young noble named Cylon, who endeavoured to become tyrant about 630 B.C. The people helped to crush this movement; yet discontent must have been rife among them, for in 621 the Eupatrids commissioned Draco, a junior magistrate, to draft and publish a code of criminal law.

  • The laws of Zaleucus, which he declared had been communicated to him in a dream by Athena, the patron goddess of the city, were few and simple, but so severe that, like those of Draco, they became proverbial.

  • The Sangre del drago of the Mexicans is a resin resembling dragon's blood obtained from a euphorbiaceous tree, Croton Draco.

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