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单词 wyvern
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
wy•vern  (wīvərn),USA pronunciation n. [Heraldry.]
  1. Heraldrya two-legged winged dragon having the hinder part of a serpent with a barbed tail.
Also, wivern. 
  • Latin vīpera viper
  • Anglo-French wivre (Old French guivre)
  • alteration (with unexplained -n) of earlier wyver, Middle English 1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wyvern, (less commonly)wivern /ˈwaɪvən/ n
  1. a heraldic beast having a serpent's tail and a dragon's head and a body with wings and two legs
Etymology: 17th Century: variant of earlier wyver, from Old French, from Latin vīpera viper
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