1. A creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
   "The knight fought a fearsome dragon that guarded the treasure";
   - European dragon, firedrake
    
2. Any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body
   "The flying dragon can glide up to 60 meters between trees";
   - flying dragon, flying lizard
    
3. [informal] A fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman
   "The office dragon guarded the executive's schedule with terrifying efficiency"

1. Last unnecessarily long
   "The meeting dragged on for hours";
   - drag out
    
2. Proceed for an extended period of time
   "The speech dragged on for two hours";
   - drag, drag out

1. A faint constellation twisting around the North Celestial Pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus
   - Draco

Derived forms: dragons, dragging on, drags on, dragged on

Type of: agamid, agamid lizard, constellation, disagreeable person, endure, go, last, mythical creature, mythical monster, proceed, unpleasant person

Part of: Draco, genus Draco

Encyclopedia: Dragon, tiger and phoenix