Amphiptere
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Amphiptere is a noun meaning (heraldry, fantasy) A type of winged serpent, with two bat-like wings and typically with no other limbs.
Meaning
(heraldry, fantasy) A type of winged serpent, with two bat-like wings and typically with no other limbs.
Example Sentences
Azure, an amphiptere or, rising between two mountains argent, are the arms of Camoens, the Portuguese poet.
Word Forms
- amphipteres
- amphithere
- amphitere
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wyvern, alerion, pterippus, apterate, basilisk, wivern.
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