Griffon


[grif-uh n] /ˈgrɪf ən/

noun
1.
a vulture of the genus Gyps, especially G. fulvus, of southern Europe.
[grif-uh n] /ˈgrɪf ən/
noun
1.
any of several varieties of the differing from each other in coloration or in the texture of the coat.
Compare , , .
2.
Also called wirehaired pointing griffon. one of a Dutch breed of medium-sized dogs having a coarse, steel-gray or grayish-white coat with chestnut markings, used for pointing and retrieving birds.
[grif-uh n] /ˈgrɪf ən/
noun, Classical Mythology.
1.
1 .
/ˈɡrɪfən/
noun
1.
any of various small wire-haired breeds of dog, originally from Belgium
2.
any large vulture of the genus Gyps, of Africa, S Europe, and SW Asia, having a pale plumage with black wings: family Accipitridae (hawks)
/ˈɡrɪfən/
noun
1.
a variant of griffin1

see griffin.

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