draco Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)
  2. noun a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus
    Dragon.
  3. noun a reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards
    genus Draco.

WordNet

Dra"co noun
Etymology
L. See Dragon.
Definitions
  1. (Astron.) The Dragon, a northern constellation within which is the north pole of the ecliptic.
  2. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds.
  3. (Zoöl.) A genus of lizards. See Dragon, 6.

Webster 1913