wyvern

(vərn)

noun

Heraldry a dragon with forelegs only, wings, and a barbed tail

Origin: ME wivere < NormFr wivre (OFr guivre), dragon, serpent < L vipera: see viper

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also wi·vern

noun
Heraldry
A two-legged dragon having wings and a barbed tail.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of Middle English wyvere, viper

Origin: , from Old North French wivre

Origin: , from Latin vīpera; see viper

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