hippogriff

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. a mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly.
    — To talk of being able to ride with stirrups, is trifling: get on Pegasus, bestride the hippogryph, or mount the white nag in the Revelation.

词形变化

hippogriffs plural hippogryph alternative

词源

From French hippogriffe, from Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”, English hippo-) + γρύψ (grúps, “griffin”).
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