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Meaning of Wyvern | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈwaɪvən

Definitions

A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.

Equivalents

Català vibra víbria
Čeština drak
Dansk lindorm
Deutsch Lindwurm
Esperanto viverno
Français guivre vouivre
Gaeilge vuibhearn
Galego coca
Italiano viverna
한국어 와이번
Nederlands wyvern
Polski wiwern
Português guivra serpe
Русский виверн виверна
Svenska lindorm

Examples

“The jargon of heraldry, its griffins, its moldwarps, its wyverns, and its dragons.”
“Notions of freedom are tied up in drink / Our ideal life contains a tavern / Where man may sit and talk of or just think / All without fear of the nighted wyvern, / Or yet another tavern where it appears.”
“Above the shield was the well-known Midland crest of a legless wyvern (a wyvern normally has two legs).”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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