"drac" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dracs [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of draco. Etymology templates: {{clip of|en|draco}} Clipping of draco Head templates: {{en-noun}} drac (plural dracs)
  1. Clipping of draco (“short-barreled Kalashnikov-pattern rifle”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: draco (extra: short-barreled Kalashnikov-pattern rifle)
    Sense id: en-drac-en-noun-w19i7pN~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: dracs [plural]
Etymology: From Occitan, from Latin dracō (“dragon”), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|oc|-}} Occitan, {{der|en|la|dracō||dragon}} Latin dracō (“dragon”), {{der|en|grc|δράκων||dragon}} Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} drac (plural dracs)
  1. A shape-shifting water sprite, imp, or malevolent demon that haunts rivers.
    Sense id: en-drac-en-noun--iB2Vd8- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Mythological creatures Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 2 2 2 14 22 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 14 22 61 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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