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View synonyms for wyvern
wyvern
or wi·vern
[ wahy-vern ]
noun
- a two-legged winged dragon having the back part of a serpent with a barbed tail.
wyvern
/ ˈwaɪvən /
noun
- a heraldic beast having a serpent's tail and a dragon's head and a body with wings and two legs
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wyvern1
C17: variant of earlier wyver, from Old French, from Latin vīpera viper
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Example Sentences
My brother Rupert always goes, and it pleases him to see the Wyvern pew as full as possible.
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Lady Cantire (from the interior of the Wyvern omnibus, testily, to Footman).
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If my only sister isn't welcome at Wyvern at any time—I say at any time—where the deuce is she welcome?
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I—ah—think you are going down to stay at Wyvern for a few days, are you not?
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Probably from the same source came such mythical creatures as the dragon, the wyvern, and the cockatrice.
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