draco

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

THE BLOODY LAWS OF DRACO. — The Story of the Greeks, H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber
He was the kind called Draco centipedis in the learned books. — The Book of Dragons, E. (Edith) Nesbit
Look at Draco blazing away, high over the north transept of the Cathedral. — That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day, Richard Dehan

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