wyvern

wy·vern

also wi·vern (wī′vərn)

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 vīpera; see viper.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

wyvern

(ˈwaɪvən) or less commonly

wivern

(Heraldry) a heraldic beast having a serpent's tail and a dragon's head and a body with wings and two legs

[C17: variant of earlier wyver, from Old French, from Latin vīpera viper]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

wy•vern

(ˈwaɪ vərn)

n.

a mythical creature often depicted heraldically as a two-legged winged dragon with a barbed tail.

[1600–10; alter. (with unexplained -n) of earlier wyver, Middle English < Anglo-French wivre (Old French guivre) < Latin vīpera viper]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

wyvern - 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

Translations

Lindwurm

dragón aladoguiverno

lohikäärmetraakki

vouivre guivre

viverna

ワイバン飛竜

wyvern

wywerna

wyvern

виверн виверна

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