Terminology
From Wings of Fire Fandom Mirror
The below is a glossary of some of the lexicon, slang, and colloquialisms used by the dragons of Pyrrhia:
- Animus: A dragon with the magical capabilities of enchanting inanimate objects or living objects.
- Camel Farts: A mild exclamation similar to dang, darn it, etc. It is often used by Qibli.
ex- That is as ridiculous as camel farts!
- Clawmates: Dragons who share a cave, usually in groups of two or three help each other with classes get to know each other.
- Diamond Trial: A trial used by the IceWings. It is a competition between the seventh and first circle dragonets to determine who will be placed in which.
- The Orb in the Sky: The comet or asteroid that appeared in the events of The Brightest Night.
- Scavenger: Human, referred as scavenger by all dragons.
- Scavenger Paw: The human hand.
- Scavenger Claw: Sword, dagger, or knife, often long, sharp and/or curved.A scavenger claw was used to kill Queen Oasis.
- Scavenger Den: A human settlement such as a village, town, or small kingdom.
- Sleephouse: A tall tower of mud that MudWing troops sleep in, present in the MudWing village at the Diamond Spray Delta.
- Smoke-breather: An insult of sorts, usually used to describe a lazy or whiny dragon.
ex-Don't be a smoke-breather!
- Skyfire: A mysterious black rock that fell out of the sky and blocks mind reading (found by Turtle and Onyx)
- Three moons: (and multiple variations thereof) Exclamation of surprise, reference to the three moons of Pyrrhia, sometimes used by Thorn and Tsunami or Fatespeaker
ex-What in the three moons?
- Wing: A large group of dragons (more than seven).
- Winglets: A smaller group of dragons (seven or less).