hippogriff
Meanings
noun
- a mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From French hippogriffe, from Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”, English hippo-) + γρύψ (grúps, “griffin”).
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