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wyvern
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wy·vern also wi·vern  (wvrn)
n. Heraldry
A two-legged dragon having wings and a barbed tail.
[Alteration of Middle English wyvere, viper, from Old North French wivre, from Latin vpera; see viper.]
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wyvern
wyvern less commonly, wivern [ˈwaɪvən]
n
(History / Heraldry) a heraldic beast having a serpent's tail and a dragon's head and a body with wings and two legs
[variant of earlier wyver, from Old French, from Latin vīpera viper]
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Noun1.wyvern - a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldrywyvern - a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs
wivern
dragon, firedrake - a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
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