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. 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

wittolly
wittols
witts
witty
witwall
witwall
witwalls
Witwatersrand
witzelsucht
wive
wived
wivehood
wivehoods
wiver
wivern (current term)
wivern (current term)
wiverns
wivers
wives
wiving
wiz
wizard
wizard(a)
wizardly
wizardries
wizardry
wizards
wizen
wizened
wizening

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