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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "mythical dragon-like creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "linnorm"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "mythical dragon-like creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "linnorm"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mythical dragon-like creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wiwern"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mythical dragon-like creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "wiwerna"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mythical dragon-like creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "wywerna"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "mythical dragon-like creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "serpe"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "mythical dragon-like creature",
"word": "guivra"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vivern",
"sense": "mythical dragon-like creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "виверн"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "viverna",
"sense": "mythical dragon-like creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "виверна"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mythical dragon-like creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dragón alado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mythical dragon-like creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "guiverno"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mythical dragon-like creature",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "lindorm"
}
],
"word": "wyvern"
}
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