Dragon

Dragon is a term used to describe a number of mythological creatures which share at least some of the following features...

• reptilian attributes (scales, short ratio of leg length to body length, tail, etc.)
• large size
• flight (possibly, but not necessarily, with wings)
• ability to expel fire from their mouths

It is also used to refer to several categories of real-life reptiles (Komodo Dragons, Bearded Dragons and so forth).

Dragons in Fiction

• In JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth, western dragons exist, notable among them being Smaug.
• In Avatar, Asiatic dragons exist and from these creatures was learned fire bending.
• In Star Wars, the planet Tatooine is home to Krayt Dragons; the skeleton of one can be seen in ANH.

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