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wyvern

or wi·vern

[ wahy-vern ]
/ ˈwaɪ vərn /
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noun Heraldry.
a two-legged winged dragon having the hinder part of a serpent with a barbed tail.
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Origin of wyvern

1600–10; alteration (with unexplained -n) of earlier wyver,Middle English <Anglo-French wivre (Old French guivre) <Latin vīperaviper

Words nearby wyvern

Wyoming Valley, WYSIWYG, Wyszyński, wyte, Wythe, wyvern, WYWH, x, Xanadu, Xanax, xanth-
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Words related to wyvern

basilisk, hydra, tarragon

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British Dictionary definitions for wyvern

wyvern

less commonly wivern

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

Word Origin for wyvern

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