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    FIREDRAKE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wingsplay

    Synonyms:

    dragon; firedrake

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("firedrake" is a kind of...):

    mythical creature; mythical monster (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "firedrake"):

    wivern; 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)

    Instance hyponyms:

    Fafnir ((Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd)

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