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griffin

noun

grif·​fin ˈgri-fən How to pronounce griffin (audio)
variants or griffon or less commonly gryphon
: a mythical animal typically having the head, forepart, and wings of an eagle and the body, hind legs, and tail of a lion

Illustration of griffin

Illustration of griffin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Dreaming has two gates — one of horn and one of ivory, built from the bones of ancient gods that picked a fight with Dream eons ago — and is usually guarded by three gatekeepers: a wyvern, a griffin, and a hippogriff. Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 July 2022 Hart said the debate over the griffin missed the bigger picture. Ryan J. Foley, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2021 Hart said the debate over the griffin missed the bigger picture. NBC News, 17 Sep. 2021 Supporters of the griffin, including the Back the Blue group, framed its removal as an affront to officers. Ryan J. Foley, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2021 Supporters of the griffin, including the Back the Blue group, framed its removal as an affront to officers. NBC News, 17 Sep. 2021 Supporters of the griffin, including the Back the Blue group, framed its removal as an affront to officers. Ryan J. Foley, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2021 Yet as noted, geomyths like the griffin and Cyclopes arose from specific geographical regions that feature remains not found elsewhere. Timothy John Burbery, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2021 Historian Adrienne Mayor argues that the Asian dinosaur Proceratops may have inspired myths of the griffin. Manuel Balce Ceneta, National Geographic, 21 Sep. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English griffon, from Anglo-French grif, griffun, from Latin gryphus, from Greek gryp-, gryps

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of griffin was in the 14th century

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