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UK
/ɡɹˈɪfən/
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[ US /ˈɡɹɪfən/ ]
[ US /ˈɡɹɪfən/ ]
NOUN
- winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
- breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France
- large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings
- breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle
How To Use griffon In A Sentence
- Griffons were pony-sized, quadrupedal avians with such a reputation for savagery that they had been banned from all the Northern mountain provinces.
- Flying monkey, griffon, and unicorn -- the least horrifying taxidermy creatures on display (and for sale) at Sarina Brewer's site. Taxidermy fantasy creatures
- Birds of prey such as griffon vulture, golden eagle, and short-toe eagle, are other prominent species. Northwest Iberian montane forests
- Hybrid creatures, such as sphinxes, harpies, sirens, griffons and centaurs, carved on Roman sarcophagi, candelabras, altars and temple friezes, were a direct source of artistic inspiration.
- His paperwork lists him as a "griffon"; though he looks like a very cute terrier to us! Independent.com stories
- The region was famed in the 1970s for its raptor population, with four vulture species, lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus, black Aegypius monachus, Griffon Gyps fulvus and Egyptian Neophron peranopterus; four eagle species, golden Aquila chrysaetos, short-toed Circaetus gallicus, booted Hieraeetus pennatus and Bonelli's Hieraeetus fasciatus and breeding lanner falcons Falco biarmicus. Meteora Group of Monasteries, Greece
- Finally, the honey buzzards, young griffon vultures and hobbies mark the end of the spring or prenuptial migration, around the end of June.
- For birdwatchers, several hundred species call India home, including the rare narcondum hornbill, megapode, and griffon vulture.
- If you ask the French, the Spinone descended from crosses of several French pointing breeds, while the Italians contend that the Spinone was the ancestor of the wirehaired pointing griffon, the German wirehaired pointer and the pudelpointer. Undefined
- The exhibition's first gallery, with russet and black walls, is lined with customary atrium furnishings: marble statues of men and women, gracefully draped in togas, who might represent the family's ancestors; a marble table supported by four carved griffons; and frescoes depicting Dionysus/Bacchus with his golden drinking cup and the wind god Zephyrus with outspread wings. The Gracious Art of Living
