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Definition of Genus draco

1. Noun. A reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Draco

Literary usage of Genus draco

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The name " dragon " is now applied to a highly interesting, but very harmless, group of small flying lizards forming the genus Draco, belonging to the ..."

2. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin (1896)
"The little lizards of the genus Draco, which glide through the air on their rib- supported parachutes, and which in the beauty of their colours baffle ..."

3. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin (1897)
"The little lizards of the genus Draco, which glide through the air on their rib- supported parachutes, and which in the beauty of their colours baffle ..."

4. The Popular Science Monthly (1890)
"... has been constituted for the latter, while the former compose the genus Draco. This genus is represented by six species ..."

5. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The genus draco comprises the Dragons of the East Indies. They have their first six false ribs extending outwards, and supporting a fold of skin, ..."

6. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1890)
"A special genus (Z) has been constituted for the latter, while the former compost- genus Draco. This genus is represented by six species, of v, ..."

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