vuln
English
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A statue of a "pelican in her piety", vulning herself to feed her young.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vʌln/
Etymology 1
Irregularly derived from Latin vulnerāre.
Verb
vuln (third-person singular simple present vulns, present participle vulning, simple past and past participle vulned)
- (heraldry, especially of a pelican) To wound (oneself) by biting at the breast.
- The shield depicts a pelican vulning herself.
Etymology 2
Shortening.
Noun
vuln (plural vulns)
- (computing, informal) A vulnerability (weakness in software etc. that can be maliciously exploited).
Anagrams
- UNLV