drake

drake · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A male duck.

  2. 2.

    (archaic/poetic) A dragon.

Forms

plural: drakes

Related words

Antonyms: duck (female)
See also: dragon, duck
Synonyms: male duck

Etymology

From West Germanic drako, related to Old High German antrecho and German Enterich ("drake"). The meaning "male duck" developed separately from "dragon," though both derive from similar roots.