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单词 griffin
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
grif•fin1 /ˈgrɪfɪn/USA pronunciation  also ˈgrif•fon, ˈgryph•on, n. [countable]
  1. Mythologyan imaginary monster, usually having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
grif•fin1  (grifin),USA pronunciation n. [Class. Myth.]
  1. Mythologya fabled monster, usually having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.
Also, griffon, gryphon. 
  • Greek grȳp- (stem of grý̄ps) curled, curved, having a hooked nose
  • Latin grȳphus
  • Middle French grifon
  • Middle English griffoun 1300–50
grif′fin•esque, adj. 

grif•fin2  (grifin),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. British Empire(in India and the East) a newcomer, esp. a white person from a Western country.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1785–95
griffin•age, griffin•hood′, griffin•ism, n. 
griffin•ish, adj. 

Grif•fin  (grifin),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in W Georgia. 20,728.
  2. a male given name.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
griffin /ˈɡrɪfɪn/, griffon, gryphon n
  1. a winged monster with an eagle-like head and the body of a lion
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French grifon, from Latin grӯphus, from Greek grups, from grupos hooked
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
gryph•on /ˈgrɪfən/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Mythology griffin.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gryph•on  (grifən),USA pronunciation n. [Class. Myth.]
  1. Mythologygriffin1.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gryphon /ˈɡrɪfən/ n
  1. a variant of griffin
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