What is a Dragon?

Ah! You don't know what a dragon is? Well, I guess I can teach you. You know, most people would just say "go look it up!" (like my Dad) but I'll take the time to tell you.
I know it's really dumb to start with a dictionary definition, but, one, I cant think of anything else, and two, it actually will tell you what a dragon is.

From Merriam-Webster Online

Main Entry: dragˇon
Pronunciation: 'dra-g&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dracon-, draco serpent, dragon, from Greek drakOn serpent; akin to Old English torht bright, Greek derkesthai to see, look at.
Date: 13th century

1. archaic : a huge serpent
2. : a mythical animal usually represented as a monstrous winged and scaly serpent or saurian with a crested head and enormous claws
3. : a violent, combative, or very strict person
4. capitalized : DRACO
5. : something or someone formidable or baneful

Lost yet? I hope not. Anyway, a dragon is a large lizardlike creature. But different lizards look different, you say. So which one does it look like? Well, I'd have to say...lots of them! I don't know how many, but there are lots of different types of dragons. But talking about them would waste space, so when you're done here you can look at the "Types of Dragons" section.

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Size

Not an important topic, huh? Well, for this it is. (SIZE DOES MATTER! Sorry, had to say it.) Think that a dragon could survive at the size most people think of them as? ...No...at least, probably not. Lesse...Peter Dickinson in The Flight of Dragons called it the flying brick principle, or something like that.

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