A representation or figure of the mythical creature.
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释义 | society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [noun] > monsters (31) dragonc1330 A representation or figure of the mythical creature. griffina1400 A representation or figure of a griffin, as in Heraldry, Sculpture, etc. yalec1425 A fabulous beast with horns and tusks, perhaps the two-horned rhinoceros; used in Heraldry (see quot. 1910). mermaid1445 Chiefly Heraldry. A representation of a mermaid. manticorec1470 Heraldry. A monster represented with the body of a beast of prey, the head of a man, sometimes with spiral or curved horns, and sometimes the feet… cockatrice1513 Heraldry. A cockatrice (sense 1a) represented as a two-legged winged dragon or wyvern with a cockerel or rooster's head. mermaiden1538 A mermaid, a siren; a representation of a mermaid, esp. in heraldry. Also: a woman possessing some of the characteristics of a mermaid or siren (cf… opinicus1546 An imaginary creature, frequently represented as having the head and wings of an eagle or griffin, the body and legs of a lion, and the tail of a… lituit1562 (See quots.) Pegasus1562 Heraldry. A representation of a winged horse. equicerve1572 (See quots.) harpy1572 A conventional representation or figure of a harpy, as in Heraldry. lyciske1572 A fabulous beast supposed to be a hybrid between a wolf and a dog. verme1572 An alleged fish of the Ganges, able to seize and destroy elephants. wyver1599 Heraldry. = wyvern, n. 1. merman1601 The male counterpart of a mermaid; an imaginary, partly human sea creature with the head and trunk of a man and the tail of a fish or cetacean… lion-dragon1610 a heraldic beast having the fore-part like a lion and the hind part like a wyvern. lion-poisson1610 (see quot. 1869). wyvern1610 Heraldry. A representation of a chimerical animal imagined as a winged dragon with two feet like those of an eagle, and a serpent-like, barbed tail. Sagittarius1619 Heraldry. A bearing representing a centaur (or perhaps in early use a horseman) with a drawn bow. sagittary1632 A representation of a centaur or of a mounted archer; spec. in Heraldry = Sagittarius, n. 2. man-fish1653 a merman; (Heraldry) a representation of a merman. sea lion1661 A fabulous animal. In Heraldry (see quot. 1780). satyral1724 An imaginary creature represented as having the body of a lion, the face of an old man, and the horns (and sometimes the tail) of an antelope. Cf… man-tiger1780 Heraldry. = manticore, n. 2. sea-dog1780 Heraldry. (See quot. 1780.) Welsh dragon1799 (a) a Welsh person, esp. one considered to be volatile or aggressive; (b) a red dragon as the heraldic emblem of Wales; (also) the Welsh flag. camelopardel1830 A heraldic animal, figured as a camelopard with the horns of an ibex. satyr1845 Heraldry. An imaginary creature represented as having the body of a lion, the face of an old man, and the horns of an antelope; = satyral, n. rare. serpivolant1866 The figure of a flying serpent. sea monkey1909 A heraldic animal which is part monkey, part fish. |
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