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.


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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Dragon as a noun (astronomy, with definite article, often capitalized):

    The constellation Draco.

  5. Dragon as a noun (pejorative):

    A fierce and unpleasant woman; a harridan.

    Examples:

    "She’s a bit of a dragon."

  6. 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."

  7. Dragon as a noun (figuratively):

    Something very formidable or dangerous.

  8. Dragon as a noun:

    A type of playing-tile (red dragon, green dragon, white dragon) in the game of mahjong.

  9. Dragon as a noun:

    A luminous exhalation from marshy ground, seeming to move through the air like a winged serpent.

  10. 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"

  11. Dragon as a noun:

    A variety of carrier pigeon.

  1. Dragon as a noun (slang):

    a transvestite man, or more broadly a male-to-female transgender person

  1. Lindworm as a noun:

    A wingless serpentine dragon having two arms.

  2. Lindworm as a noun:

    A draconic creature, similar to a wyvern.