English Explanatory Dictionary

gryllos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A caricatural creature found in ancient and medieval art, typically featuring a human head with mostly bizarre, animal anatomy.

Word forms

gryllos grylloi gryllus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos, “comic figure, caricature”).

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