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wyvern vs dragon

dragon vs wyvern

wyvern and dragon both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wyvern Yes No No No
dragon Yes No No No
As nouns, dragon is a hypernym of wyvern; that is, dragon is a word with a broader meaning than wyvern:
  • wyvern: 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
  • dragon: a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
Other hypernyms of wyvern include European dragon, firedrake.
wyvern (noun) dragon (noun)
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 any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body
a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
Difference between wyvern and dragon

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