guivre

== English == === Noun === guivre (plural guivres) (heraldry, mythology) A serpentine creature, variously one with no limbs (like a simple snake, but often depicted swallowing someone), or with wings and only two legs (a wyvern). == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French guivre (whence also vouivre), from Latin vīpera. Related to English wyvern. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡivʁ/ === Noun === guivre f (plural guivres) (heraldry, mythology) a guivre (serpentine creature, variously limbless or winged and two-legged) === References === “guivre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012