"luck dragon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: luck dragons [plural]
Etymology: A calque of the German term Glücksdrache, coined in The Neverending Story (1983) (translated by Ralph Manheim from the original Die Unendliche Geschichte (1979) by Michael Ende). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|de|-}} German, {{m|de|Glücksdrache}} Glücksdrache Head templates: {{en-noun}} luck dragon (plural luck dragons)
  1. A fictitious flying dragon with a giant, elongated, wingless body and commonly a canine head, unfailing in its serendipity. Wikipedia link: luck dragon Categories (topical): Dragons Synonyms: luckdragon

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