Draco

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Contents 1 Science 2 History 3 Literature, film, and television 4 Games 5 Other uses

Draco is the Latin word for dragon.

Draco can also refer to:

[edit] Science

• Draco (constellation), a constellation in the northern part of the sky
• Draco (dwarf galaxy), a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way
• Draco (genus), a genus of gliding lizards

[edit] History

• Draco (lawgiver), the first lawgiver of ancient Athens, Greece, from whom the term draconian is derived
• Draco (physician), the name of several physicians in the family of Hippocrates
• Draco (military standard), a Roman cavalry military standard in the shape of a dragon

[edit] Literature, film, and television

• Draco Malfoy, a character in the Harry Potter series of books and movies
• Draco (comics), a dragon-like humanoid in Marvel Comics
• Draco, a dragon in the film Dragonheart
• Draco, a warlord character in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess
• Antares Draco, an Imperial Knight from Star Wars: Legacy
• Jaq Draco, an Inquisitor who is the protagonist of Ian Watson's Inquisition War Trilogy

[edit] Games

• Draco Centauros, a dragon-like humanoid from the Puyo Puyo video game series
• Draco, a 9/9 Artifact Dragon from the card game Magic: The Gathering
• Draco, a character in the fictional opera The Dream Oath: Maria and Draco in Final Fantasy VI
• Draco, a black dragon found in the Kasumanium Mines in Dark Ages (computer game)

[edit] Other uses

• Draco (programming language), a shareware programming language for CP/M and the Amiga
• Draco, a supposed reptilian humanoid alien race that has been purported to exist by certain UFO conspiracy theorists
• Draco Racing, a motorsports team
• An orbital maneuvering thruster being built for the SpaceX Dragon and upper stage of the Falcon 9 spacecraft
• Robi Draco Rosa, a Puerto Rican songwriter and member of the band Menudo
• Draco (Linux distribution), an operating system
• A guitar built by BC Rich guitars. It has a cutaway V body with Rockfeild pickups.

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