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hippogriff

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Noun

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hip=po=griff

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CIDE DICTIONARY

hippogriff, n. [F. hippogriffe; cf. It. ippogrifo. See Hippopotamus, Griffon.].

A fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin. Milton. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

hippogriff, n. (also hippogryph) a mythical griffin-like creature with the body of a horse.

Etymology

F hippogriffe f. It. ippogrifo f. Gk hippos horse + It. grifo GRIFFIN

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DEVIL DICTIONARY

hippogriff

n. An animal (now extinct) which was half horse and half griffin. The griffin was itself a compound creature, half lion and half eagle. The hippogriff was actually, therefore, a one-quarter eagle, which is two dollars and fifty cents in gold. The study of zoology is full of surprises.

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