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víbria

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Catalan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Alteration of vibra, from Latin vīpera (viper).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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víbria f (plural víbries)

  1. wyvern, dragon
  2. (folklore) a figure of a female dragon paraded at popular festivals in various cities and towns in the Catalan Countries

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbibɾja/ [ˈbi.β̞ɾja]
  • Rhymes: -ibɾja
  • Syllabification: ví‧bria

Noun

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víbria f (plural víbrias)

  1. a type of mythical serpent
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 246:
      La vibria es una culebra muy venenosa que tiene dos plumas en la cabeza. La persona a quien este reptil azota con su cola, muere instantáneamente.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)