Draco
Draco (Latin. Draco , Greek δράκων [drákōn] 'snake' - from δέρκομαι [dérkomai] 'see') stands for:
- Draco , genus of lizards from the agamen family (Agamidae), see kites
Astronomy:
- Draco, constellation of the northern hemisphere, see dragon (constellation)
- Draco or dragon point of moons, see lunar knot
Medicine:
- DRACO , Double-stranded RNA Activated Caspase Oligomerizers, experimental broad-spectrum antivirals
- Draco (dressing material manufacturer) , German dressing material company
Places in the USA:
People and Figures:
- Draco, actually Drakon (* around 650 BC), notorious for draconian legislation in Athens
- Draco (* 1975), Serbian football player, see Ivica Dragutinović
- Draco Malfoy, character from the Harry Potter novels, see Characters from the Harry Potter novels # Draco Malfoy
- Draco, dragon in the movie Dragonheart
Technology:
- DraCo , an Amiga clone
- Draco (programming language) , Amiga programming language
- Draco GNU / Linux (formerly: eSlack ), a Linux distribution from Norway
- DRACO, Dresden Laser Acceleration Source , a high-performance laser from the Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf
- Draco (boat manufacturer) , a Norwegian boat building company
- Draco (rocket engine) , engine of the Dragon and Dragon 2 spaceships
See also:
Wiktionary: draco - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
