ˈdrā(ˌ)kō noun
Etymology: in sense 1, from Late Latin, from Latin, serpent; in sense 2, New Latin, from Latin, serpent — more at dragon
1. plural dra·co·nes drāˈkō(ˌ)nēz, drəˈ- : a flag in the form of a serpent-shaped or dragon-shaped bag made open at one end so as to be inflated by the wind when carried and used in the later imperial period of Rome as the standard of a cohort and in armies in medieval Europe
2. capitalized : a genus of agamid lizards — see dragon 7