hippogriff

or hip·po·gryph

[ hip-uh-grif ]

/ ˈhɪp əˌgrɪf /

noun

a fabulous creature resembling a griffin but having the body and hind parts of a horse.

Origin of hippogriff

1645–55; earlier hippogryph, Latinized <Italian ippogrifo.See hippo-, griffin¹

Words nearby hippogriff

hippocratic nail, Hippocratic oath, hippocratic succussion sound, Hippocrene, hippodrome, hippogriff, hippology, Hippolyta, Hippolytus, Hippomenes, hippophagist

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Example sentences from the Web for hippogriff

There he would bring the Moors, and there should his hero Astolfo, riding on a Hippogriff, &c. &c.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 69, No. 425, March, 1851|Various
And it will hurt you much less if the Hippogriff and I happen to be flying in the same direction.
The Magic City|Edith Nesbit
And also they heard the answer of the person on the Hippogriff—the person who had snatched Philip on to its back.
The Magic City|Edith Nesbit
Pegasus was the parent of the Hippogriff, and Polyphemus of Orco.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds

The hippogriff was therefore one quarter eagle, which is two dollars and fifty cents in gold.
The Cynic's Word Book|Ambrose Bierce

British Dictionary definitions for hippogriff

hippogriff

hippogryph

/ (ˈhɪpəʊˌɡrɪf) /

noun

a monster of Greek mythology with a griffin's head, wings, and claws and a horse's body

Word Origin for hippogriff

C17: from Italian ippogrifo, from ippo- horse (from Greek hippos) + grifo griffin 1

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单词	hippogriff
释义	hippogriff or hip·po·gryph [ hip-uh-grif ] / ˈhɪp əˌgrɪf / noun a fabulous creature resembling a griffin but having the body and hind parts of a horse. Origin of hippogriff 1645–55; earlier hippogryph, Latinized <Italian ippogrifo.See hippo-, griffin¹ Words nearby hippogriff hippocratic nail, Hippocratic oath, hippocratic succussion sound, Hippocrene, hippodrome, hippogriff, hippology, Hippolyta, Hippolytus, Hippomenes, hippophagist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hippogriff There he would bring the Moors, and there should his hero Astolfo, riding on a Hippogriff, &c. &c. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 69, No. 425, March, 1851\|Various And it will hurt you much less if the Hippogriff and I happen to be flying in the same direction. The Magic City\|Edith Nesbit And also they heard the answer of the person on the Hippogriff—the person who had snatched Philip on to its back. The Magic City\|Edith Nesbit Pegasus was the parent of the Hippogriff, and Polyphemus of Orco. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature\|John Addington Symonds The hippogriff was therefore one quarter eagle, which is two dollars and fifty cents in gold. The Cynic's Word Book\|Ambrose Bierce British Dictionary definitions for hippogriff hippogriff hippogryph / (ˈhɪpəʊˌɡrɪf) / noun a monster of Greek mythology with a griffin's head, wings, and claws and a horse's body Word Origin for hippogriff C17: from Italian ippogrifo, from ippo- horse (from Greek hippos) + grifo griffin 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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