Draco

[ drey-koh ]

/ ˈdreɪ koʊ /

noun, genitive Dra·co·nis [drey-koh-nis, druh-] /dreɪˈkoʊ nɪs, drə-/. Astronomy.

the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.

Origin of Draco

< Latin < Greek drákōn dragon

Definition for draco (2 of 2)

Draco²

[ drey-koh ]

/ ˈdreɪ koʊ /

noun

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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Examples from the Web for draco

Harry suspects Draco is trying to hurt Dumbledore and seriously injures his rival with one of the Prince's spells.
Catch Up on Harry Potter: Watch 13 Key Moments|Alex Berg|November 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The "dragon weaver," or "sea weaver" (Trachinus draco), is one of the best known of these fish.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, November 1899|Various
Grandma and grandpa were expected to dinner; also Mr. Draco, or "Harry," as every one called him.
Short Story Writing|Charles Raymond Barrett
Draco appears to have been intrusted by the people of Athens with indefinite powers to reform its government and laws.
The Federalist Papers|Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison

He was the Draco of his time, because his time seemed to him as yet unworthy to possess a Solon, neither capable of receiving him.
The Aesthetical Essays|Friedrich Schiller
One of them, Draco the Great, attained great renown as a man of war.
Penguin Island|Anatole France

British Dictionary definitions for draco (1 of 2)

Draco¹

/ (ˈdreɪkəʊ) /

noun Latin genitive Draconis (dreɪˈkəʊnɪs)

a faint extensive constellation twisting around the N celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus

Word Origin for Draco

from Latin, from Greek drakōn dragon

British Dictionary definitions for draco (2 of 2)

Draco²

/ (ˈdreɪkəʊ) /

noun

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′kō ]

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