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Spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Draco
The Draco Dwarf is a spheroidal galaxy which was discovered by Albert George Wilson of Lowell Observatory in 1954 on photographic plates of the National
Draco_Dwarf
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
also includes the spiral galaxies NGC 5879 and NGC 5907. Another is the Draco Dwarf Galaxy, one of the least luminous galaxies with an absolute magnitude
Draco_(constellation)
Group of galaxies that includes the Milky Way
Major Dwarf Galaxy (disputed, considered by some not a galaxy), Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy, Draco Dwarf Galaxy, Carina Dwarf Galaxy, Sextans Dwarf Galaxy
Local_Group
Extremely faint candidate satellite galaxy of the Milky Way
Draco II / Leavens 4 is a dwarf satellite galaxy orbiting the Milky Way discovered by the Pan-STARRS1 3π survey in 2015. Currently, it is both one of
Draco_II
Topics referred to by the same term
derived Draco or Drako may also refer to: Draco Peak, a summit in Alberta, Canada Draco (dwarf galaxy), a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way Draco Supercluster
Draco
Galaxy containing the Solar System
in diameter. These include Carina Dwarf, Draco Dwarf, and Leo II Dwarf. There may still be undetected dwarf galaxies dynamically bound to the Milky Way
Milky_Way
Small galaxy composed of up to several billion stars
their stellar mass. Aquarius Dwarf Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy Carina Dwarf Crater 2 dwarf Draco Dwarf Eridanus II Fornax Dwarf Henize 2-10 I Zwicky 18 IC
Dwarf_galaxy
Super-Earth orbiting TOI-1452
exoplanet, possibly a water world, orbiting a red-dwarf star TOI-1452 about 100 light-years away in the Draco constellation. The exoplanet is about 70% larger
TOI-1452_b
Galaxies bound to the Milky Way
Of the galaxies confirmed to be in orbit, the largest is the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, which has a diameter of 2.6 kiloparsecs (8,500 ly) or
Satellite galaxies of the Milky Way
Satellite_galaxies_of_the_Milky_Way
Substellar object
Brown dwarfs are substellar objects that have more mass than the biggest gas giant planets, but less than the least massive main-sequence stars. Their
Brown_dwarf
Galaxy supercluster in the constellation Draco
Draco Supercluster (SCL 114) is a galaxy supercluster in the constellation Draco. It is located at a distance of 300 Mpc h−1 on a side of a void of diameter
Draco_Supercluster
2006 short story collection by Larry Niven
The Draco Tavern is a 2006 collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Larry Niven concerning the activities of Rick Schumann, the
The_Draco_Tavern
Kris (2018). "Pristine dwarf galaxy survey – I. A detailed photometric and spectroscopic study of the very metal-poor Draco II satellite". Monthly Notices
List_of_nearest_galaxies
Brown dwarf binary
WISE 1841+7000) is a binary system of brown dwarfs of spectral classes T5 + T5, located in constellation Draco at approximately 131 light-years from Earth
WISEPA_J184124.74+700038.0
Dwarf Galaxy in the constellation Draco
PGC 39058 is a dwarf galaxy located 17.7 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. The galaxy is faint and obscured by HD 106381, a star in
PGC_39058
Double star in the constellation Draco
KOI-256 is a double star located in the constellation Draco approximately 575 light-years (176 pc) from Earth. While observations by the Kepler spacecraft
KOI-256
Star in the constellation of Draco
or α Draconis, is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Draco. A relatively inconspicuous star in the night sky of the Northern Hemisphere
Thuban
Star in the constellation Draco
GRW +70 8247 is a white dwarf star located 42 light-years from Earth in the constellation Draco. With a magnitude of about 13 it is visible only through
GRW_+70_8247
Tidal disruption event in the constellation Draco
March 28, 2011. The event occurred in the center of a small galaxy in the Draco constellation, about 3.8 billion light-years away. It was the first confirmed
Swift_J1644+57
Star in the constellation Draco
/tiænˈjiː/, is a single star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint orange-hued star with a stellar
7_Draconis
White dwarf located in the constellation Draco
WD 1856+534 is a white dwarf located in the constellation of Draco. At a distance of about 25 parsecs (80 ly) from Earth, it is the outer component of
WD_1856+534
Galaxy in the constellation Draco
3C 319 is a radio galaxy located in the constellation Draco. "Query : 3C 319". Simbad. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2 June
3C_319
notable stars in the constellation Draco. List of stars by constellation "LacusCurtius • Allen's Star Names — Draco". penelope.uchicago.edu. (in Chinese)
List_of_stars_in_Draco
Star in the constellation Draco
solitary, orange-red star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of around
Lambda_Draconis
Star in the constellation Draco
in the constellation Draco. The primary star appears to be a late K-type main-sequence star, while the secondary is a red dwarf. Five exoplanets have
Kepler-296
Dark matter dominated star forming dwarf galaxy
11411 is an irregular blue compact dwarf galaxy located 15 million light years from Earth in the constellation of Draco. The first known reference to this
UGC_11411
Binary star system in the constellation Draco
Dra) is a binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude
Upsilon_Draconis
Star cluster in the Draco constellation
LAMOST 1 is a star cluster in the constellation Draco. It has been disrupted and consists of a comoving star-stream with about 25,000 stars. The stars
LAMOST_1
of notable brown dwarfs. These are objects that have masses between heavy gas giants and low-mass stars. The first isolated brown dwarf discovered was Teide
List_of_brown_dwarfs
Possible factors for life around red dwarf stars
plant life is black (to better absorb light from a red dwarf). Draco Tavern: In Larry Niven's Draco Tavern stories, the highly advanced Chirpsithra aliens
Habitability of red dwarf systems
Habitability_of_red_dwarf_systems
White-hued chemically unusual star in the constellation Draco
/ˌtaɪˈjiː/, is a single star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 33.97 mas as seen from the Earth
8_Draconis
Star in the constellation Draco
1221) is a nearby white dwarf (degenerate star) of spectral class DQP9.0, located 20.3 light-years away in the constellation Draco. G 240-72 is the seventh
G_240-72
Active galaxy in the constellation Draco
3C 371 is a BL Lac object located in the constellation Draco. With a redshift of 0.051, this active galaxy is about 730 million light-years away. 3C 371
3C_371
Radio galaxy in the constellation Draco
3C 401 is a powerful radio galaxy located in the constellation Draco. It is near the center of a rich cluster of galaxies and dominates the cluster. That
3C_401
White dwarf star in the constellation Draco
01+671034.68, nicknamed Dox by its discoverers, is a white dwarf in the constellation Draco. It was discovered by Kepler de Souza Oliveira, Detlev Koester
SDSS_J1240+6710
Star in the constellation Draco
Draconis) is a solitary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude
Rho_Draconis
Dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellation Draco
NGC 4121 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellation Draco. R. W. Sinnott, ed. (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of
NGC_4121
Brown dwarf in the constellation Draco
J12373919+6526148 (hereafter 2MASS 1237+6526) is a brown dwarf object with late spectral type T in the constellation of Draco, nearly 34 light-years away from the Sun
2MASS_1237+6526
Low-luminosity galaxy of old stars and little dust
and Draco, the known dwarf spheroidal galaxies with the lowest luminosities, have mass-to-light ratios (M/L) greater than that of the Milky Way. Dwarf spheroidals
Dwarf_spheroidal_galaxy
Galaxy in the constellation Draco
NGC 5949 is a dwarf spiral galaxy located around 44 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. NGC 5949 was discovered in 1801 by William Herschel
NGC_5949
Species of fish
with the metamorphosed females dwarfing the metamorphosed males. The males are not sexual parasites. Chaenophryne draco was first formally described in
Chaenophryne_draco
Vast void adjacent to the Local Group
isolated dwarf galaxy known as ESO 461-36 located inside it. The bigger and emptier the void, the weaker its gravity, and the faster the dwarf should be
Local_Void
Galaxy in the constellation Draco
3C 390.3 is a broad-line radio galaxy located in the constellation Draco. It is also a Seyfert 1 galaxy which is an X-ray source. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic
3C_390.3
Star in the constellation Draco
astrometric binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. It is just barely visible to the naked eye as a dim point of light with
Alruba
Corona Australis Corona Borealis Corvus Crater Crux Cygnus Delphinus Dorado Draco Equuleus Eridanus Fornax Gemini Grus Hercules Horologium Hydra Hydrus Indus
Lists of stars by constellation
Lists_of_stars_by_constellation
Exoplanet Kepler 296 d
Kepler-296d is an exoplanet orbiting the M-dwarf star Kepler-296, located in the constellation Draco. It was discovered in 2014 by the Kepler space telescope
Kepler-296d
Star in the constellation Draco
Draconis is a solitary giant star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco, also designated 34 Draconis. It lies just over a degree east of the brighter
Psi2_Draconis
Quasar in the constellation Draco
an extraordinarily luminous, radio-quiet quasar in the constellation of Draco. The associated Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) is situated in the Brightest
H1821+643
Star in the constellation Draco
astrometric binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. The star is faintly visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual
Tau_Draconis
Star in the constellation Draco
Draconis, is a solitary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.59
Pi_Draconis
Star in the constellation Draco
is a star with a likely brown dwarf companion, located 89.3 light-years (27.4 parsecs) away in the constellation Draco. With an apparent magnitude of
59_Draconis
Faint dwarf galaxy in the constellation Draco
UGC 9405 (also known as PGC 52142) is a faint dwarf irregular galaxy situated in the constellation of Draco. It is about 20.5 million light-years, or 6
UGC_9405
Binary star system in the constellation Draco
2398 (Gliese 725) is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Draco. Struve 2398 is star number 2398 in the Struve Double Star Catalog of Russian-German
Struve_2398
Star in the constellation Draco
Gliese 687, or GJ 687 (Gliese–Jahreiß 687) is a red dwarf in the constellation Draco. This is one of the closest stars to the Sun and lies at a distance
Gliese_687
Galaxy cluster in the constellation Draco
1241+735 Abell 2218 BCG Bean galaxy Beaver galaxy BZQ J1727+5510 Draco Dwarf Draco II GB 1508+5714 Goldfish galaxy H1821+643 HFLS3 IERS B1946+708 IRAS
CL1358+62
lizard, Draco blanfordii Western Ghats flying lizard, Draco dussumieri (E) Spotted flying lizard, Draco maculatus Norville's flying lizard, Draco norvillii
List_of_reptiles_of_India
Red dwarf in constellation of Draco
625 (AC 54 1646-56) is a small red dwarf star with an exoplanetary companion in the northern constellation of Draco. The system is located at a distance
Gliese_625
Galaxy in the constellation Draco
Sano on 22 April 2026. The edge-on galaxy is seen in the constellation Draco, near the star iota Draconis. It is seen in the sky near to the much more
NGC_5907
Variable star in the constellation Draco
Draconis, is a star about 570 light years from the Earth, in the constellation Draco. It is a 5th magnitude star, so it will be faintly visible to the naked
4_Draconis
Star in the constellation Draco
binary star system in the northern constellation of Draco. It consists of a giant star and a white dwarf that revolve around each other every 550 days. AG
AG_Draconis
Likely binary star in the constellation Draco
possible binary star system with two brown dwarf companions in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. It has an orange hue and is visible to the
HD_81817
Red dwarf star in the constellation Draco
LP 71-82 is a red dwarf star, located in constellation Draco at 25.42 light-years (7.79 parsecs) from Earth. Kinematically, it is probably belongs to the
LP_71-82
Binary star in the constellation of Draco
likely the same cataclysmic variable system in the northern constellation of Draco, abbreviated YY Dra and DO Dra, respectively. The DO Dra binary star system
DO_Draconis/YY_Draconis
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco
NGC 6503 is a field dwarf spiral galaxy [dubious – discuss] in the northern constellation of Draco. It was discovered by German astronomer Arthur von Auwers
NGC_6503
Irregular galaxy in the constellation Draco
NGC 6789 is a void irregular galaxy in the constellation Draco. It was discovered by Lewis Swift on August 30, 1883. It is located within the Local Void
NGC_6789
Visible star that is nearly aligned with Earth's axis of rotation
the remote future. In 3000 BC, the faint star Thuban in the constellation Draco was the North Star, aligning within 0.1° distance from the celestial pole
Pole_star
F-type star in the constellation Draco
HD 128717 is a star in the constellation of Draco. With an apparent magnitude of +8.29, it is too faint to be seen with the naked eye. Parallax measurements
HD_128717
Star in the constellation Draco
GD 356 is a white dwarf in the constellation of Draco showing an unusual emission of circular polarised light. The star is 65 light years from earth.
GD_356
(Draco bimaculatus) Draco cyanopterus Southern flying lizard (Draco dussumieri) Draco guentheri Red-barbed flying dragon (Draco haematopogon) Draco jareckii
List of least concern reptiles
List_of_least_concern_reptiles
Star in the constellation Draco
Sigma Draconis is a single star in the northern constellation of Draco. It has the proper name Alsafi /ælˈseɪfi/, while Sigma Draconis, which is latinised
Sigma_Draconis
Galaxy in the constellation Draco
NGC 5982 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Draco. It is located at a distance of about 130 million light years from Earth, which, given
NGC_5982
Star in the constellation Draco
northern constellation of Draco. Contrary to its gamma-designation (historically third-ranked), it is the brightest object in Draco at magnitude 2.2, outshining
Gamma_Draconis
Galaxy in the constellation Draco
KKR 25 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation of Draco. It is about 6.4 million light years (1.95 megaparsecs) away from the Earth. KKR 25 is located
KKR_25
Fictitious setting in the Discworld franchise
they migrated to somewhere with lower gravity. A subspecies of Draco nobilis known as Draco lunaris,[citation needed] was found on Discworld's moon, composed
Discworld_(world)
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
β UMi and γ UMi). Ursa Minor is bordered by Camelopardalis to the west, Draco to the west, and Cepheus to the east. Covering 256 square degrees, it ranks
Ursa_Minor
Star in the constellation Draco
parsecs) away in the constellation of Draco (the Dragon). The system consists of two nearly identical red dwarf stars that orbit each other with a period
CM_Draconis
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
no stars brighter than apparent magnitude +2.5. Hercules is bordered by Draco to the north; Boötes, Corona Borealis, and Serpens Caput to the west; Ophiuchus
Hercules_(constellation)
Astronomical catalog published in 1989 that lists 73,197 galaxies
a name. PGC 39058 is a dwarf galaxy which is located approximately 14 million light-years away in the constellation of Draco. It is relatively nearby
Principal_Galaxies_Catalogue
Celestial coordinate system
poles of the celestial sphere. Astronomical bodies include stars, planets, dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies such as comets and minor planets (e
Poles_of_astronomical_bodies
Black-bearded flying lizard (Draco melanopogon) - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve Five-banded flying lizard (Draco quinquefasciatus)
List_of_reptiles_of_Singapore
Star in the constellation Draco
star located approximately 295 light-years away in the constellation of Draco. An exoplanet (designated 42 Draconis b, later named Orbitar) was once thought
42_Draconis
Satellite galaxy of the Milky Way
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a dwarf galaxy and satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. At a distance of around 50 kiloparsecs (163,000 light-years)
Large_Magellanic_Cloud
List of systems with multiple planets
exoplanets List of exoplanet firsts List of exoplanet extremes List of brown dwarfs Lists of stars List of nearest stars List of stars with proplyds Lists of
List of multiplanetary systems
List_of_multiplanetary_systems
novel Cyberiad and his Ijon Tichy stories. Larry Niven's collection The Draco Tavern John Scalzi's Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas Much of Robert
List of science fiction comedy works
List_of_science_fiction_comedy_works
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
"Falling Eagle", respectively). Beginning at the north, Lyra is bordered by Draco, Hercules, Vulpecula, and Cygnus. Lyra is nearly overhead in temperate northern
Lyra
Topics referred to by the same term
minor planet orbiting the Sun Gliese 625, a red dwarf star located in the constellation Draco NGC 625, a dwarf barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix
625_(disambiguation)
Visible to the unaided eye $ Bright star (absolute magnitude of +8.5 or brighter) ‡ White dwarf § Brown dwarf or sub-brown dwarf * Nearest in constellation
List of star systems within 85–90 light-years
List_of_star_systems_within_85–90_light-years
Visible to the unaided eye $ Bright star (absolute magnitude of +8.5 or brighter) ‡ White dwarf § Brown dwarf or sub-brown dwarf * Nearest in constellation
List of star systems within 95–100 light-years
List_of_star_systems_within_95–100_light-years
ornata Cnemaspis kandiana Cuora amboinensis Dendrelaphis caudolineatus Draco blanfordii Duttaphrynus melanostictus Elaphe porphyracea Elongated tortoise
List of species native to Thailand
List_of_species_native_to_Thailand
Overview of the scientific field of astronomy
Corona Australis Corona Borealis Corvus Crater Crux Cygnus Delphinus Dorado Draco Equuleus Eridanus Fornax Gemini Grus Hercules Horologium Hydra Hydrus Indus
Outline_of_astronomy
reduction. Barnes, J. R.; et al. (2019-06-11). "Frequency of planets orbiting M dwarfs in the Solar neighbourhood". arXiv:1906.04644 [astro-ph.EP]. Kirkpatrick
List of star systems within 20–25 light-years
List_of_star_systems_within_20–25_light-years
American actor (1933–2002)
(uncredited) Le tre spade di Zorro (1963) - Zorro The War Lord (1965) - Draco Blindfold (1966) - James Fitzpatrick And Now Miguel (1966) - George Perez
Guy_Stockwell
Species of lizard
Koch A (2013). "Die Zwergwarane der Untergattung Odatria Gray, 1838 ". Draco 13 (53): 6–19. (in German). Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to
Black-spotted ridge-tailed monitor
Black-spotted_ridge-tailed_monitor
Galaxy in the constellation Draco
Seyfert galaxy located 270 million light-years away in the constellation of Draco, containing an active galactic nucleus. The galaxy is relatively unremarkable
1ES_1927+654
(Ceratophora aspera) Yinnietharra rock dragon (Ctenophorus yinnietharra) Draco mindanensis Philippine sailfin lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus) Persian toad
List_of_vulnerable_reptiles
Arabic name. In Arabic astronomy, Draco was divided into three parts: Alawaid, the first part and the main body of Draco, also called الْرُّبَع ar-Rubaʽ
List_of_Arabic_star_names
Galaxy morphological classification scheme advocated by Edwin Hubble
The Spindle Galaxy (NGC 5866), a lenticular galaxy with a prominent dust lane in the constellation of Draco.
Hubble_sequence
Fictional human female
several other village girls, have been kidnapped by the men of the warlord, Draco, to be sold as slaves. Xena intervenes and rescues them. Awed by her fighting
Gabrielle (Xena: Warrior Princess)
Gabrielle_(Xena:_Warrior_Princess)
association of stars orbiting a galaxy. It was once a globular cluster or dwarf galaxy that has now been torn apart and stretched out along its orbit by
List_of_stellar_streams
Visible to the unaided eye $ Bright star (absolute magnitude of +8.5 or brighter) ‡ White dwarf § Brown dwarf or sub-brown dwarf * Nearest in constellation
List of star systems within 300–350 light-years
List_of_star_systems_within_300–350_light-years
DRACO DWARF
DRACO DWARF
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Italian, Latin, Slovenia
Dragon
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : nickname for a dwarf, Middle English murch(e).French (Lorraine) : nickname for a lethargic, feeble man, from a Middle High German loanword, mursch, murz.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Dwarfs.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Dragon; Modern Variant of Drake
Male
Croatian
, precious.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, having several possible origins: 1) from the byname Draca, DRAKE means "snake" or "dragon." 2) from Middle English drake, meaning "male duck." 3) from Old Norse Draki, meaning "snake" or "monster."Â
Boy/Male
Latin
Dragon.
Boy/Male
Norse
A mythical dwarf.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
A dwarf king.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Thomley in Oxfordshire, so named from Old English þūma ‘thumb’ (used either as a nickname or in a transferred sense such as ‘dwarf’) + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.
Boy/Male
Norse
A mythical dwarf.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English byname Draca, meaning ‘snake’ or ‘dragon’, Middle English Drake, or sometimes from the Old Norse cognate Draki. Both are common bynames and, less frequently, personal names. Both the Old English and the Old Norse forms are from Latin draco ‘snake’, ‘monster’ (see Dragon).English and Dutch : from Middle English drake, Middle Dutch drÄke ‘male duck’ (from Middle Low German andrake), hence a nickname for someone with some fancied resemblance to a drake, or perhaps a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a drake.North German : nickname from Low German drake ‘dragon’ (see Drach 1).
Boy/Male
English
Modern'dragon.
Female
Slavic
(Драга) Feminine form of Slavic Drago, DRAGA means "precious."Â
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Dragon
Male
Italian
 Italian form of Latin Draco, DRAGO means "dragon." Compare with another form of Drago.
Boy/Male
Norse
Dwarf king.
Male
Serbian
(Serbian Драго): Slavic name derived from the word drago DRAGO means "precious." In use by the Croatians, Serbians, Slovenes. Compare with another form of Drago.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
A dwarf.
Boy/Male
Spanish
Weak.
DRACO DWARF
DRACO DWARF
Male
Spanish
Spanish name CLAVILENO means "wooden-pin wing-bearer." This is the name of the wooden horse Don Quixote and Sancho Panza mounted to achieve the liberation of Dolori'da and her companions.Â
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Lord of Heroes
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Distribute Love
Girl/Female
Hindu
A creeper
Boy/Male
English
Steady
Boy/Male
British, English, German
Brave; Fight; Battle; War
Boy/Male
Greek
Mechanical man made by Hephaestus.
Male
African
first born of twins.
Boy/Male
Latin
Strong and healthy.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Goddess of Beauty
DRACO DWARF
DRACO DWARF
DRACO DWARF
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n.
A genus of lizards. See Dragon, 6.
a.
A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used opprobriously.
n.
A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of several species, found in the East Indies and Southern Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps from tree to tree. Called also flying lizard.
n.
The European greater weever fish (Trachinus draco), which is capable of inflicting severe wounds with the spinous rays of its dorsal fin. See Weever.
a.
Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small; petty; as, a dwarfish animal, shrub.
pl.
of Dwarf
a.
Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c.
a.
Not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree.
n.
The Dragon, a northern constellation within which is the north pole of the ecliptic.
a.
Relating to Draco, the Athenian lawgiver; or to the constellation Draco; or to dragon's blood.
n.
A constellation of the northern hemisphere figured as a dragon; Draco.
n.
A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like.
imp. & p. p.
of Dwarf
n.
A diminutive dwarf.
a.
Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.
n.
A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds.
n.
The dwarf elder, or danewort (Sambucus Ebulus).
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Dwarf
a.
Under the usual shape or size; small; dwarfish.
v.
Figuratively, a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; -- in contempt.