Word: Hippogriff
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from French hippogriffe, from Italian ippogrifo, from Greek hippos ‘horse’ + Italian grifo ‘griffin’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɪpə(ʊ)ɡrɪf
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a mythical creature with the body of a horse and the wings and head of an eagle, born of the union of a male griffin and a filly.
Short Definition:mythical creature with body of horse and wings and head of eagle
Variant Forms:
- hippogryph
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