allerion

noun

al·​ler·​i·​on

variants or less commonly alerion

əˈlirēən,

-ēˌän

plural -s

: an eagle depicted in heraldry with expanded wings but without beak or feet

Word History

Etymology

French alérion

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for allerion

• agrarian
• aquarian
• barbarian
• bavarian
• bulgarian
• cimmerian
• hungarian
• librarian
• ovarian
• riparian
• rotarian
• sectarian