Definition of Wivern

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Wyvern
Generic synonyms: Dragon, Firedrake

Definition of Wivern

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of wyvern) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Wivern

1. a two-legged dragon [n -S]

Medical Definition of Wivern

1. 1. A fabulous two-legged, winged creature, like a cockatrice, but having the head of a dragon, and without spurs. Alternative forms: wyvern] "The jargon of heraldry, its griffins, its mold warps, its wiverns, and its dragons." (Sir W. Scott) 2. The weever. Origin: OE. Wivere a serpent, OF. Wivre, guivre, F. Givre, guivre, wiver, from L. Vipera; probably influenced by OHG. Wipera, from the Latin. See Viper, and cf. Weever. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Wivern

witts
witty
witwall
witwalls
witworm
witworms
witzelsucht
wiv
wive
wived
wivehood
wivehoods
wiveless
wively
wiver
wivern (current term)
wiverns
wivers
wives
wives-in-law
wiving
wiz
wizard
wizard(a)
wizarded
wizardess
wizardesses
wizarding
wizardlike
wizardling

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