Dracula

Medieval Latin or later, draco (“serpent, dragon”) -ula (“diminutive”)

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – certain orchids.

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Orchidaceae - family

• (genus): Dracula chimaera - type species; Dracula subg. Dracula, Dracula subg. Sodiroa, Dracula subg. Xenosia (subgenera)
  • For a list of the numerous species, see Dracula on WikipediaWikipedia or Dracula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

• Dracula (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dracula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dracula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Dracula at Encyclopedia of Life
• Dracula at National Center for Biotechnology Information

From the name Vlad III Dracula (also known as Vlad Țepeș), from the name of his father Vlad II Dracul, who was given the name Dracul by the Order of the Dragon. Dracul comes from the Romanian drac (“devil”), itself deriving from the Latin draco (“dragon”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹækjʊlə/, /ˈdɹækjələ/

Dracula

1. The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.
2. A former prince of Wallachia.

• Count Dracula

• Count Dracula
• Nosferatu

• Alucard