wyvern

Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪvən/

The English word “wyvern” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.

Etymology

Alteration of Middle English wyver (“viper”), from Old Northern French wivre, from Vulgar Latin *vivra, *vibra, from Latin vīpera (“viper; snake, serpent”). Doublet of weever and viper. Related to viviparous.

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