Balaur
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thumb|240px|A dragon sculpture in Romania.
A balaur (pl. balauri) in Romanian folklore is a type of many-headed dragon or monstrous serpent, sometimes said to be equipped with wings. The number of heads is usually around three, but they can also have seven heads or even twelve heads according to some legends.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Balaur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.