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Euro-Asian mythical reptilian beast, often portrayed as breathing fire.
The name is popularly given to various sorts of lizard.
These include the flying dragon Draco volans of SE Asia; the komodo
dragon Varanus komodoensis of Indonesia, at over 3 m/10 ft the largest
living lizard; and some Australian lizards with bizarre spines or
frills.