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Firedrake vs Wyrm - What's the difference?

firedrake | wyrm |

As nouns the difference between firedrake and wyrm

is that firedrake is a fire-breathing dragon while wyrm is (poetic) dragon, particularly one without legs or wings.

firedrake

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A fire-breathing dragon
    • ... the incensed firedrake , in revenge, flies all over the land, vomiting fire and smoke in every direction,'' — Helene A. Guerber, ''The Book of the Epic , 1913
  • A fiery meteor, an ignis fatuus, a rocket
  • A kind of firework
  • A worker at a furnace or fire (an allusive use)

    • Related terms

    * earthdrake * seadrake

    References

    * Century Dictionary and Cyclopdia

    External links

    * (HMS Firedrake) * (USS Firedrake)

    wyrm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (poetic) dragon, particularly one without legs or wings
  • (poetic) snake, particularly a large one

    • See also

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