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European dragon vs wivern

wivern vs European dragon

European dragon and wivern both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
European dragon Yes No No No
wivern Yes No No No
As nouns, wivern is a hyponym of European dragon; that is, wivern is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than European dragon:
  • European dragon: a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
  • wivern: 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
Other hyponyms of European dragon include wyvern.
European dragon (noun) wivern (noun)
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings 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
Difference between European dragon and wivern

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