amphiptere

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “amphi-”) +‎ πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Noun

amphiptere (plural amphipteres)

1. (heraldry, fantasy) A type of winged serpent, with two bat-like wings and typically with no other limbs.
   • 1969, John Vinycomb, Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art, Library of Alexandria, →ISBN:

     Azure, an amphiptere or, rising between two mountains argent, are the arms of Camoens, the Portuguese poet.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:amphiptere.

Alternative forms

• amphithere, amphitere

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 翼蛇

• French: amphiptère (fr) m
• Japanese: アンピプテラ
• Spanish: anfíptero m