gryphon
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- noun
- /ˈɡrɪfən/
- Literature
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grifo
- The artist's painting of the majestic gryphon captured its eagle-like head and lion's body perfectly.
Examples
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Stacey—So, in book one of The Gryphon Series, The Conduit, you found out that because of a pact your ancestors made, you're the fabled Chosen One.
Blog text (31) -
After Ed had whistled for his gryphon Jimgar, Union flew off with Ed now following.
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A gryphon... part eagle, part lion.
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Still in Baltimore at the Verdant Gryphon open house!
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The poor, poor gryphon...
Blog text (8) -
He regards the gryphon for a long moment and chuckles.
Fiction book (1992) -
These races: ponies, gryphons, and dragons, to a lesser extent (when young at any rate), need friends.
Blog text (8) -
Mine was the sterling white stallion, and Tori had mastered a gryphon with a golden head, riding perfectly sidesaddle.
Fiction book (2002) -
In ancient mythology, the gryphon is often depicted as a guardian of treasures.
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Legends tell of travelers who were protected by a fierce gryphon during their journeys.
Synonyms
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A creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion
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A creature from old stories with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle
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A mythical creature with an eagle's head and wings and a lion's body
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word gryphon, also spelled griffin, comes from an old Greek word gryps that meant 'hooked', because of the eagle's curved beak. So a gryphon is imagined as part eagle and part lion, often shown as a fierce guardian.