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amphiptere

UK/ˈæm.fɪp.tɪə/US/ˈæm.fɪp.tɪɹ/

amphiptere noun: a type of winged serpent, with two bat-like wings and typically with no other limbs.

amphiptere: a type of winged serpent, with two bat-like wings and typically with no other limbs
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Noun

amphiptere (plural amphipteres)

  1. A type of winged serpent, with two bat-like wings and typically with no other limbs.
    • Plate G 1. Salamander. 2. Bars indorsed. 3. Bat. 4. Amphiptere. 5. Ram's head.1903, Jean Baptista Rietstap, Armoires des familles contenues dans l'armorial général, l'Institut héraldique universel
    • Winged serpents are also borne in heraldry [...]. These are the "amphiptere" of French blazonry.1915, Guy Cadogan Rothery, A. B. C. of Heraldry, page 68

Forms of amphiptere

pluralamphipteres
alternative formamphithere
alternative formamphitere

Origin of amphiptere

Borrowed from French amphiptère, from Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “amphi-”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”). Compare amphisbaena (French amphisbène).

Questions about amphiptere

What does amphiptere mean?
Amphiptere means a type of winged serpent, with two bat-like wings and typically with no other limbs.
What part of speech is amphiptere?
Amphiptere is a noun.
How do you pronounce amphiptere?
Amphiptere is pronounced /ˈæm.fɪp.tɪə/ (UK).
What is the plural of amphiptere?
The plural of amphiptere is amphipteres.

Words near amphiptere in the dictionary

  1. amphiprostyles
  2. amphiprotic
  3. amphiproticity
  4. amphipsocid
  5. amphipsocids
  6. amphiptere
  7. amphipteres
  8. amphipterygid
  9. amphipterygids
  10. amphiregulin
  11. amphisarca

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