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Hyppogriff vs Griffin - What's the difference?

hyppogriff | griffin |

As a noun hyppogriff

is .

As a proper noun griffin is

, the anglicized form of both the Ó gríobhtha (ballygriffey co clare) and Ó grifín (dingle, co kerry) clans.

hyppogriff

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • griffin

    English

    (wikipedia griffin)

    Alternative forms

    * gryfon (obsolete) * gryphon * griffon

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.
  • (dated, Anglo-Indian) A person who has just arrived from Europe.
  • * 1842 , The Asiatic journal and monthly register (volume 38, page 40)
    • Tables were laid out in the palace, profusely covered with wines and refreshments, in the European style; old hands and griffins , fair sex and civilians, seemed all determined to enjoy themselves
  • A large vulture (Gyps fulvus ) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor, supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeier.
  • An English early apple.
  • A cadet newly arrived in British India: half English, half Indian.[http://books.google.com/books?id=pgoPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA555]

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