Definition of griffin in English:

griffin

(also gryphon)

noun ˈɡrɪfɪnˈɡrɪfən

A mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion, typically depicted with pointed ears and with the eagle's legs taking the place of the forelegs.
Example sentencesExamples
- The pieces, which depict attack scenes between lions, bulls, and griffins, are distinguished by the trefoil rendering of the ears and the braided pattern of the hair along the body contours of the lions.
- A formidable creature half lion, half eagle, the griffin is said to be one thousand times stronger than any lion and five thousand times as farsighted as an eagle.
- Four heraldic beasts - two stags, a lion and a griffin - stand guard at a stone staircase opposite the coffin.
- She fingered the intricate carvings of a dragon battling a gryphon.
- An image of a griffin - which has the head and wings of an eagle, and the body of a lion-was duly sown on the club's purple guernseys.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French grifoun, based on late Latin gryphus, via Latin from Greek grups, grup-.

Rhymes

biffin, tiffin

Definition of griffin in US English:

griffin

(also gryphon, griffon)

nounˈɡrifənˈɡrɪfən

A mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion, typically depicted with pointed ears and with the eagle's legs taking the place of the forelegs.
Example sentencesExamples
- A formidable creature half lion, half eagle, the griffin is said to be one thousand times stronger than any lion and five thousand times as farsighted as an eagle.
- Four heraldic beasts - two stags, a lion and a griffin - stand guard at a stone staircase opposite the coffin.
- An image of a griffin - which has the head and wings of an eagle, and the body of a lion-was duly sown on the club's purple guernseys.
- She fingered the intricate carvings of a dragon battling a gryphon.
- The pieces, which depict attack scenes between lions, bulls, and griffins, are distinguished by the trefoil rendering of the ears and the braided pattern of the hair along the body contours of the lions.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French grifoun, based on late Latin gryphus, via Latin from Greek grups, grup-.

单词	griffin
释义	Definition of griffin in English: griffin (also gryphon) noun ˈɡrɪfɪnˈɡrɪfən A mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion, typically depicted with pointed ears and with the eagle's legs taking the place of the forelegs. Example sentencesExamples The pieces, which depict attack scenes between lions, bulls, and griffins, are distinguished by the trefoil rendering of the ears and the braided pattern of the hair along the body contours of the lions. A formidable creature half lion, half eagle, the griffin is said to be one thousand times stronger than any lion and five thousand times as farsighted as an eagle. Four heraldic beasts - two stags, a lion and a griffin - stand guard at a stone staircase opposite the coffin. She fingered the intricate carvings of a dragon battling a gryphon. An image of a griffin - which has the head and wings of an eagle, and the body of a lion-was duly sown on the club's purple guernseys. Origin Middle English: from Old French grifoun, based on late Latin gryphus, via Latin from Greek grups, grup-. Rhymes biffin, tiffin Definition of griffin in US English: griffin (also gryphon, griffon) nounˈɡrifənˈɡrɪfən A mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion, typically depicted with pointed ears and with the eagle's legs taking the place of the forelegs. Example sentencesExamples A formidable creature half lion, half eagle, the griffin is said to be one thousand times stronger than any lion and five thousand times as farsighted as an eagle. Four heraldic beasts - two stags, a lion and a griffin - stand guard at a stone staircase opposite the coffin. An image of a griffin - which has the head and wings of an eagle, and the body of a lion-was duly sown on the club's purple guernseys. She fingered the intricate carvings of a dragon battling a gryphon. The pieces, which depict attack scenes between lions, bulls, and griffins, are distinguished by the trefoil rendering of the ears and the braided pattern of the hair along the body contours of the lions. Origin Middle English: from Old French grifoun, based on late Latin gryphus, via Latin from Greek grups, grup-.
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