英语词汇“griffinism”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

griffinism

释义

griffin, griffon, gryfon or gryphon /grifˈin or -ən/

noun

An imaginary animal with a lion's body and an eagle's beak and wings
A newcomer in India, a novice (Anglo-Indian)
A pony never before entered for a race
A grimly or fiercely watchful guardian, esp over a young woman, a duenna (obsolete)
A tip, a signal or warning (slang)

ORIGIN: Fr griffon, from L grȳphus, from Gr gryps a bird (probably the lammergeier), also a griffin, from grȳpos hook-nosed

griffˈinish adjective

griffˈinism noun

griffon vulture noun

A European vulture, Gyps fulvus

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