Winged vs Peryton - What's the difference?
winged | peryton |
Having wings.
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Swift.
(in combination) having wings of a specified kind
(in combination) having the specified number of wings
(wing)
A fictional winged stag.
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As an adjective winged
is (poetic).As a noun peryton is
a fictional winged stag.winged
English
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
*Adjective
(-)Nick Miroff
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- weak-winged
- The six-winged Seraphim are the angels closest to God.
Etymology 2
See (wing) (verb)Verb
(head)Anagrams
*peryton
English
(wikipedia peryton)Noun
(en noun)citation