The difference between Dragon and Lindworm
When used as nouns, dragon means in western mythology, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath, whereas lindworm means a wingless serpentine dragon having two arms.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dragon and Lindworm
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Dragon as a noun:
A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature. In Western mythology, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath. In Eastern mythology, a large, snake-like monster with the eyes of a hare, the horns of a stag and the claws of a tiger, usually beneficent.
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Dragon as a noun:
A heraldic representation of such a beast used as a charge or as a supporter; as in the arms of Wales.
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Dragon as a noun (obsolete):
An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance: A very large snake; a python. Any of various agamid lizards of the genera Draco, Physignathus or . A Komodo dragon.
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Dragon as a noun (astronomy, with definite article, often capitalized):
The constellation Draco.
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Dragon as a noun (pejorative):
A fierce and unpleasant woman; a harridan.
Examples:
"She’s a bit of a dragon."
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Dragon as a noun (with definite article, often capitalized):
The (historical) Chinese empire or the People's Republic of China.
Examples:
"Napoleon already warned of the awakening of the Dragon."
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Dragon as a noun (figuratively):
Something very formidable or dangerous.
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Dragon as a noun:
A type of playing-tile (red dragon, green dragon, white dragon) in the game of mahjong.
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Dragon as a noun:
A luminous exhalation from marshy ground, seeming to move through the air like a winged serpent.
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Dragon as a noun (military, historical):
A short musket hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier's belt; so called from a representation of a dragon's head at the muzzle.
Examples:
"rfquotek Fairholt"
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Dragon as a noun:
A variety of carrier pigeon.
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Dragon as a noun (slang):
a transvestite man, or more broadly a male-to-female transgender person
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Lindworm as a noun:
A wingless serpentine dragon having two arms.
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Lindworm as a noun:
A draconic creature, similar to a wyvern.