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firedrake

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fire·drake  (frdrk)
n.
A fire-breathing dragon of Germanic mythology.
[Middle English firdrake, from Old English frdraca : fr, fire; see fire + draca, dragon; see drake2.]
firedrake [ˈfaɪəˌdreɪk], firedragon [ˈfaɪəˌdrægən]
n
(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) Myth a fire-breathing dragon
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Noun1.firedrakefiredrake - a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
dragon
mythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth
wivern, 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


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His companions, the brownie Sorrel and the young boy Ben, help Firedrake through a series of globetrotting adventures filled with fantastic creatures until they find the Rim of Heaven and ultimately confront the dragon-hunting villain, Nettlebrand.
Dragon Rider by Scordato, Julie / Kliatt
Ben, a homeless orphan, joins dragon Firedrake and furry, bad-tempered brownie Sorrel both in their quest to find the dragon home at the Rim of Heaven and in their mortal combat with Nettlebrand, a golden dragon-machine who wants to exterminate dragonkind.
Cornelia Funke: Dragon Rider by Burkam, Anita L. / The Horn Book Magazine
In a plot that would make Gilbert and Sullivan green with envy and those Penzance pirates positively pout, Mahy swoops and swerves her way through a labyrinthine maze featuring pirates and a particularly persnickety parrot - not to mention a firedrake or two, an eccentric inventor, his encyclopedia-salesman brother, and a particularly lovely detective inspector.
The Pirates' Mixed-up Voyage: Dark Doings in the Thousand Islands by Watson, Elizabeth S. / The Horn Book Magazine
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