| 单词 | griffin |
| 释义 | griffin griffin1 —griffinesque, adj. /grif"in/, n. Class. Myth. a fabled monster, usually having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. Also, griffon, gryphon. [1300-50; ME griffoun < MF grifon < L gryphus < Gk gryp- (s. of grýps) curled, curved, having a hooked nose] griffin2 —griffinage, griffinhood, griffinism, n. —griffinish, adj. /grif"in/, n. (in India and the East) a newcomer, esp. a white person from a Western country. [1785-95; orig. uncert.] |
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