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Wivern
Wiver Wiv"er, Wivern Wiv"ern, n. [OE. wivere a serpent, OF. wivre, guivre, F. givre, guivre, wiver, from L. vipera; probably influenced by OHG. wipera, from the Latin. See Viper, and cf. Weever.] 1. (Her.) A fabulous two-legged, winged creature, like a cockatrice, but having the head of a dragon, and without spurs. [Written also wyvern.] The jargon of heraldry, its griffins, its mold warps, its wiverns, and its dragons. --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The weever.

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- The wyvern (/ˈwaɪvərn/ WY-vərn, sometimes spelled wivern) is a type of mythical dragon with two legs, two wings, and often a pointed tail which is said...
- ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Wivern after the wivern of legend: HMS Wivern (1863), launched in 1863, was an early turret ship originally...
- The first HMS Wivern was an ironclad turret ship built at Birkenhead, England. She was one of two sister ships secretly ordered from the John Laird Sons...
- A wyvern or wivern is a two-legged dragon often represented in heraldry. Wyvern or wivern can also refer to: Radio Wyvern, a UK radio station now known...
- The second HMS Wivern (D66, later I66), was a Modified W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War II. Wivern was ordered in...
- a projected Confederate ironclad turret ram eventually completed as HMS Wivern (1863) SS Mississippi refers to several steamships in use circa 1862–1931...
- breaking up 20 March 1947, wrecked while en route Charlestown 29 April 1947. Wivernbuilt by White, laid down 19 August 1918, launched 16 April 1919, completed...
- into the Royal Navy: El Tousson as HMS Scorpion and El Mon****ir as HMS Wivern. Scorpion had a long Royal Navy career, until she was lost in the North...
- Netherlands Navy Admiralen Destroyer 1,316 20 February 1930 scuttled 2 March 1942 Wivern  Royal Navy W (Admiralty) Destroyer 1,140 23 December 1919 s****ped 18 February...
- escort of six destroyers (HMS Witherington, HMS Wanderer, HMS Whitshed, HMS Wivern, HMS Wolverine, and HMS Veteran). As the flotilla carrying the casket closed...