Draco is the Latin word for

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or dragon. Draco or Drako may also refer to:

People

Draco (lawgiver) Draco (; grc-gre, Δράκων, ''Drakōn''; fl. c. 7th century BC), also called Drako or Drakon, was the first recorded legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece. He replaced the prevailing system of oral law and blood feud by the Draconian ...

(from Greek: Δράκων; 7th century BC), the first lawgiver of ancient Athens, Greece, from whom the term ''draconian'' is derived * Draco (physician) (from Greek: Δράκων), the name of several physicians in the family of Hippocrates *

Draco Rosa Draco Cornelius Rosa Suárez (; born Robert Edward Rosa Suárez, June 27, 1969), also known as Draco Rosa, Robi Draco Rosa or simply Robi or Draco, is a Puerto Rican singer, musician, songwriter and entrepreneur. Rosa originally garnered fame ...

(born 1970), a Puerto Rican songwriter and former member of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo * Dean Drako, American businessman

Arts, entertainment, and media

Games

* Draco, a character in the fictional opera '' The Dream Oath: Maria and Draco'' in ''Final Fantasy VI'' * Draco, a dragon from the card game ''Magic: The Gathering'' * Draco Centauros, a dragon-like humanoid from the ''

Puyo Puyo ''Puyo Puyo'' (ぷよぷよ), previously known as ''Puyo Pop'' outside Japan, is a series of tile-matching video games created by Compile. Sega has owned the franchise since 1998, with games after 2001 being developed by Sonic Team. ''Puyo Puyo ...

'' video game series

Literature, film, and television

* Draco (Caminhos do Coração), a character from the 2008 Brazilian telenovela ''Os Mutantes - Caminhos do Coração'' * Draco, the name of the last dragon in the film ''

Dragonheart ''Dragonheart'' (stylized as ''DragonHeart'') is a 1996 fantasy adventure film directed by Rob Cohen and written by Charles Edward Pogue based on a story created by him and Patrick Read Johnson. The film stars Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, ...

''. * Draco, a character from ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and ''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'' * Marc Ange Draco, head of European crime syndicate and James Bond's father-in-law in Ian Fleming's novels *

Draco Malfoy Draco Lucius Malfoy is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's '' Harry Potter'' series. He is a student in Harry Potter's year belonging in the Slytherin house. He is frequently accompanied by his two cronies, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory G ...

, a character in the ''Harry Potter'' series of books and movies * Drako, a character in the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' franchise

Music

* Draco and the Malfoys, an American rock band * "Draco" (song), by Future, 2017

Brand or business

* Draco, a guitar built by B.C. Rich guitars * Draco, a civilian version of the Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965

History

* Dacian Draco, a Dacian military standard composed of a wolf head and snake tail * Draco (military standard), a Roman cavalry military standard in the shape of a dragon, adopted after the Dacian Wars

Science and technology

* DRACO, a group of experimental antiviral drugs * DraCo, a partly Amiga compatible computer built by MacroSystem AG * Draco (constellation), a constellation in the northern part of the sky * Draco (dwarf galaxy), a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way * ''Draco'' (lizard), a genus of gliding lizards * ''Draco'' widely used synonym of

Dracaena (plant) ''Dracaena'' () is a genus of about 120 species of trees and succulent shrubs. The formerly accepted genera ''Pleomele'' and '' Sansevieria'' are now included in ''Dracaena''. In the APG IV classification system, it is placed in the family As ...

* Draco (programming language), a shareware programming language for CP/M and the Amiga * Draco (rocket engine), an orbital maneuvering thruster being built for the SpaceX Dragon and upper stage of the Falcon 9 spacecraft *

SuperDraco SuperDraco is a hypergolic propellant rocket engine designed and built by SpaceX. It is part of the SpaceX Draco family of rocket engines. A redundant array of eight SuperDraco engines provides fault-tolerant propulsion for use as a launch es ...

, a liquid rocket engine designed and built by SpaceX. Used for the launch escape system of the SpaceX Dragon 2 * Draco Supercluster (SCL 114), a galaxy supercluster in the constellation Draco * Draco Linux, a Linux distribution * Draco, name given by the U.S. cable channel The Weather Channel to the December 2012 North American blizzard * Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO), a US DOD program, using Nuclear thermal rocket * Draco, Mike Patey's heavily modified PZL 104 Wilga STOL aircraft.

Other uses

Draconian constitution The Draconian constitution, or Draco's code, was a written law code enforced by Draco in Athens near the end of the 7th century BC; its composition started around 621 BC. It was written in response to the unjust interpretation and modificati ...

, or Draco's code, a 7th-century BC written law code * Draco Peak, a summit in Alberta, Canada * Draco Racing, a motorsports team in Italy * Draco, a prototype of a SPAA version of the Centauro 8x8 fighting vehicle of the Italian Army