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hippogriff
hip·po·griff also hip·po·gryph H0213200 (hĭp′ə-grĭf′)n. Mythology A monster having the wings, claws, and head of a griffin and the body and hindquarters of a horse. [French hippogriffe, from Italian ippogrifo : Greek hippos, horse; see ekwo- in Indo-European roots + Italian grifo, griffin (from Latin grȳphus; see griffin).]hippogriff (ˈhɪpəʊˌɡrɪf) or hippogryphn (Classical Myth & Legend) a monster of Greek mythology with a griffin's head, wings, and claws and a horse's body[C17: from Italian ippogrifo, from ippo- horse (from Greek hippos) + grifo griffin1]hip•po•griff or hip•po•gryph (ˈhɪp əˌgrɪf) n. a fabled creature resembling a griffin but having the body and hind parts of a horse. [1645–55; Latinization of Italian ippogrifo. See hippo-, griffin] Translationshippogriff
hippogriffoffspring of griffin and mare. [Ital. Lit.: Orlando Furioso]See: Monsters |