Draco

¹ American

[dray-koh] / ˈdreɪ koʊ /

noun

Astronomy.

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

Draco ² American

[dray-koh] / ˈdreɪ koʊ /

Also Dracon

noun

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

Draco ¹ British

/ ˈdreɪkəʊ /

noun

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

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Draco ² British

/ ˈdreɪkəʊ /

noun

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

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Draco Scientific

/ drā′kō /

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

Etymology

Origin of Draco

< Latin < Greek drákōn dragon

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Draco Draconis

The object lies in the constellation Draco, about 3.4 billion light-years from Earth.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

“I’m personally rooting for Draco and Watermelina,” said Marissa Wagner, a 29-year-old New Jersey-based PR account executive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

Draco Malfoy, one of the schoolboy villains in the Harry Potter series, has become an unlikely New Year mascot.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

An unlikely Lunar New Year mascot has popped up in China this year - Draco Malfoy.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026

Harry did not dare look directly at Draco, but saw him obliquely: a figure slightly taller than he was, rising from an armchair, his face a pale and pointed blur beneath white-blond hair.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Image: An artist’s impression of a mass ejection event from EK Draconis.

From Space Scoop ● Nov. 19, 2025

Looks like EK Draconis has both a hot and chill vibe!

From Space Scoop ● Nov. 19, 2025

The observations revealed the first-ever evidence of a multi-temperature CME from EK Draconis.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2025

Their subject was the young Sun-like star EK Draconis.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2025

It took Barry a few seconds to recognize the special move they’d invented for Akivo so the energy from his secret power star, Beta Draconis, could flow from his pinky into his heart.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis

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