Definition of "firedrake" []

• A fire-breathing dragon of Germanic mythology. (noun)

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• "That it was not a firedrake was the only thing any of Gold’s companions knew as fact."
• "Then a "firedrake," guarding an immense hoard of treasure (as in most of the old dragon stories), begins to ravage the land."
• "Two warriors and their firedrake companion seek him in order to save the world before it is too late."