hippogriff
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hippogriff
- /ˈhɪpəɡɹɪf/
Where it comes from
From French hippogriffe, from Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”, English hippo-) + γρύψ (grúps, “griffin”).
noun hippogriffs · hippogryph
- a mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly. To talk of being able to ride with stirrups, is trifling: get on Pegasus, bestride the hippogryph, or mount the white nag in the Revelation.
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noun creature
| Español | hipogrifo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 히포그리프 hipogeuripeu |
| 日本語 | ヒッポグリフ |
| 中文 | 駿鷹 /骏鹰 jùnyīng |
| Português | hipogrifo |
| Français | hippogriffe |
| Deutsch | Hippogryph |
| Italiano | ippogrifo |
| Ελληνικά | ιππόγρυπας ippógrypas |
| Română | hipogrif |
| Русский | гиппогри́ф gippogríf |
| עברית | היפוגריף hipogrif |
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title = {hippogriff},
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