flying dragon

noun

A common flying dragon; any member of the species Draco volans of gliding lizards endemic to Southeast Asia.

Meanings

nounflying dragon (plural flying dragons)

plural flying dragons

  1. A common flying dragon; any member of the species Draco volans of gliding lizards endemic to Southeast Asia.
  2. Any member of the species of the genus Draco.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see flying, dragon.

Synonyms & antonyms

Draco spp.

Similar

nounany of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body

Broader
agamidagamid lizard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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