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单词 hippogryph
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hip•po•griff  (hipə grif′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythologya fabulous creature resembling a griffin but having the body and hind parts of a horse.
Also, hippo•gryph′. 
  • Italian ippogrifo. See hippo-, griffin1
  • earlier hippogryph, Latinized 1645–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hippogriff, hippogryph /ˈhɪpəʊˌɡrɪf/ n
  1. a monster of Greek mythology with a griffin's head, wings, and claws and a horse's body
Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian ippogrifo, from ippo- horse (from Greek hippos) + grifo griffin1
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