Draco

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[ drey-koh ]

noun,genitive Dra·co·nis [drey-koh-nis, druh-]. /dreɪˈkoʊ nɪs, drə-/. Astronomy.
  1. the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.

Origin of Draco

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<Latin <Greek drákōn dragon

Other definitions for Draco (2 of 2)

Draco2
[ drey-koh ]

noun
  1. a late 7th-century b.c. Athenian statesman noted for the severity of his code of laws.

  • Also Dra·con [drey-kon]. /ˈdreɪ kɒn/.

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British Dictionary definitions for Draco (1 of 2)

Draco1

/ (ˈdreɪkəʊ) /


nounLatin genitive Draconis (dreɪˈkəʊnɪs)
  1. a faint extensive constellation twisting around the N celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus

Origin of Draco

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from Latin, from Greek drakōn dragon

British Dictionary definitions for Draco (2 of 2)

Draco2

/ (ˈdreɪkəʊ) /


noun
  1. 7th century bc, Athenian statesman and lawmaker, whose code of laws (621) prescribed death for almost every offence

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Scientific definitions for Draco

Draco

[ drā ]


  1. A constellation (the Dragon) in the polar region of the Northern Hemisphere near Cepheus and Ursa Major.

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