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griffoune — griffoun(e obs. f. griffin1; var. Griffon1 … Useful english dictionary
bearded griffin — Griffin Grif fin, Griffon Grif fon, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. ?; so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo s curved, hook nosed.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Griffin — Grif fin, Griffon Grif fon, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. ?; so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo s curved, hook nosed.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster, half… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Griffon — Griffin Grif fin, Griffon Grif fon, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. ?; so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo s curved, hook nosed.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gripe — Griffin Grif fin, Griffon Grif fon, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. ?; so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo s curved, hook nosed.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grype — Griffin Grif fin, Griffon Grif fon, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. ?; so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo s curved, hook nosed.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gryphon — Griffin Grif fin, Griffon Grif fon, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. ?; so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo s curved, hook nosed.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gyps fulvus — Griffin Grif fin, Griffon Grif fon, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. ?; so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo s curved, hook nosed.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lammergeir — Griffin Grif fin, Griffon Grif fon, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. ?; so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo s curved, hook nosed.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
griffin — griffin1 griffinesque, adj. /grif in/, n. Class. Myth. a fabled monster, usually having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. Also, griffon, gryphon. [1300 50; ME griffoun < MF grifon < L gryphus < Gk gryp (s. of grýps) curled,… … Universalium
