FIREDRAKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does firedrake mean? 

• FIREDRAKE (noun)
  The noun FIREDRAKE has 1 sense:

1. a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

  Familiarity information: FIREDRAKE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIREDRAKE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

dragon; firedrake

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)