amphiptere

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French amphiptère, from Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “amphi-”) +‎ πτερόν (pterón, “wing”). Compare amphisbaena (French amphisbène). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæm.fɪp.tɪə/, /ˈæm.fɪp.tə/, /æmˈfɪp.tə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæm.fɪp.tɪɹ/, /ˈæm.fɪp.tɚ/, /æmˈfɪp.tɚ/ === Noun === amphiptere (plural amphipteres) (heraldry, fantasy) A type of winged serpent, with two bat-like wings and typically with no other limbs. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:amphiptere. ==== Alternative forms ==== amphithere, amphitere ==== Translations ====