"griffin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹɪfɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-griffin.wav [Southern-England] Forms: griffins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪfɪn Etymology: From Middle English griffoun, from Old French griffon, from Latin gryphus, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|griffoun}} Middle English griffoun, {{der|en|fro|griffon}} Old French griffon, {{der|en|la|gryphus}} Latin gryphus, {{der|en|grc|γρύψ}} Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps) Head templates: {{en-noun}} griffin (plural griffins)
  1. A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle. Translations (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle): griffioen (Afrikaans), grifë [feminine] (Albanian), γρύψ (grúps) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ⁧فَتْخَاء⁩ (fatḵāʔ) [feminine] (Arabic), արծվառյուծ (arcvaṙyuc) (Armenian), grifu [masculine] (Asturian), qrifon (Azerbaijani), buitre (Basque), грыфон (hryfón) [masculine] (Belarusian), грифон (grifon) [masculine] (Bulgarian), griu [masculine] (Catalan), grif [masculine] (Catalan), 獅鷲 (Chinese Mandarin), 狮鹫 (shījiù) (Chinese Mandarin), gryf [masculine] (Czech), grif [common-gender] (Danish), griffioen (Dutch), grifo (Esperanto), greif (Estonian), aarnikotka (Finnish), griippi (Finnish), griffon (French), grifón [masculine] (Galician), გრიფი (gripi) (Georgian), Greif [masculine] (German), γρύπας (grýpas) [masculine] (Greek), ⁧גריפון⁩ (grifón) (Hebrew), ⁧כְּרוּב⁩ (kruv) [masculine] (Hebrew), griff (Hungarian), griffmadár (Hungarian), griffin (Indonesian), gríobh [feminine] (Irish), gríobhán [masculine] (Irish), grifone [masculine] (Italian), grifo [masculine, obsolete] (Italian), グリフォン (gurifon) (Japanese), 그리핀 (geuripin) (Korean), gryps [masculine] (Latin), grifs (Latvian), grifonas (Lithuanian), Grip (Low German), грифо́н (grifón) [masculine] (Macedonian), griffin (Malay), greeu (Manx), griff [masculine] (Norwegian), gríb [feminine] (Old Irish), ⁧شیردال⁩ (širdâl) (Persian), ⁧بشکوچ⁩ (baškuč) (Persian), gryf (Polish), grifo [masculine] (Portuguese), grifon [masculine] (Romanian), грифо́н (grifón) [masculine] (Russian), leòmhann-chraobh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), grìbhean [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), grìbhinneach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), grib [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), грифон [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), grifon [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), gryf (Slovak), grifin (Slovene), grifo (Spanish), grifoni (Swahili), grip [common-gender] (Swedish), griffon (Turkish), гриф (hryf) [masculine] (Ukrainian), grifiun (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-griffin-en-noun-0CTiv2EE Disambiguation of 'mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle': 87 5 1 3 2 1
  2. A large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor, supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible.
    Sense id: en-griffin-en-noun-Hs1oTxgR
  3. An English variety of apple.
    Sense id: en-griffin-en-noun-pnvloh7P
  4. (dated, India) A person who has just arrived from Europe. Tags: India, dated
    Sense id: en-griffin-en-noun-vfYEVfAo Categories (other): Indian English
  5. A cadet newly arrived in British India: half English, half Indian.
    Sense id: en-griffin-en-noun-p0o~CUWh
  6. A watchful guardian, especially a duenna in charge of a young woman.
    Sense id: en-griffin-en-noun-sWQ4zpHK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grifon, gryfon [obsolete], gryphon, griffon Derived forms: bearded griffin (taxonomic: Gypaetus barbatus), griffinhood, griffinish, griffinism

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          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "arcvaṙyuc",
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          "word": "արծվառյուծ"
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          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "grifu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "qrifon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "buitre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "hryfón",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "грыфон"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "grifon",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "грифон"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "griu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "獅鷲"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shījiù",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "狮鹫"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gryf"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "grif"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "griffioen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "grifo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "greif"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "aarnikotka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "griippi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "griffon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "grifón"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gripi",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "გრიფი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Greif"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "grýpas",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "γρύπας"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "grúps",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "γρύψ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "grifón",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "⁧גריפון⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "kruv",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "⁧כְּרוּב⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "griff"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "griffmadár"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "griffin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gríobh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gríobhán"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "grifone"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "grifo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "gurifon",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "グリフォン"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "geuripin",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "그리핀"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gryps"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "grifs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "grifonas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "nds",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "Grip"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "grifón",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "грифо́н"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "griffin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "greeu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "griff"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "sga",
          "lang": "Old Irish",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gríb"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "širdâl",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "⁧شیردال⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "baškuč",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "⁧بشکوچ⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "gryf"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "grifo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "grifon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "grifón",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "грифо́н"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "leòmhann-chraobh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "grìbhean"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "grìbhinneach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "grib"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "грифон"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "grifon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "gryf"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "grifin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "grifo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "grifoni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "grip"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "griffon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "hryf",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гриф"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 5 1 3 2 1",
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          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
          "word": "grifiun"
        }
      ]
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          "Europe"
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    {
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        "A cadet newly arrived in British India: half English, half Indian."
      ],
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        [
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          "cadet"
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          "guardian",
          "guardian"
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        [
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          "duenna"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "griffioen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "grifë"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "fatḵāʔ",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧فَتْخَاء⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "arcvaṙyuc",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "արծվառյուծ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grifu"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "qrifon"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "buitre"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "hryfón",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "грыфон"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "grifon",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "грифон"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "griu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grif"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "獅鷲"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shījiù",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "狮鹫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gryf"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "grif"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "griffioen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "grifo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "greif"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "aarnikotka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "griippi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "griffon"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grifón"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gripi",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "გრიფი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Greif"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "grýpas",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "γρύπας"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "grúps",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "γρύψ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "grifón",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "⁧גריפון⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kruv",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧כְּרוּב⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "griff"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "griffmadár"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "griffin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gríobh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gríobhán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grifone"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "grifo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gurifon",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "グリフォン"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "geuripin",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "그리핀"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gryps"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "grifs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "grifonas"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "Grip"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "grifón",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "грифо́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "griffin"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "greeu"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "griff"
    },
    {
      "code": "sga",
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gríb"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "širdâl",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "⁧شیردال⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "baškuč",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "⁧بشکوچ⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "gryf"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grifo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grifon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "grifón",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "грифо́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leòmhann-chraobh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grìbhean"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grìbhinneach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "grib"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "грифон"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grifon"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "gryf"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "grifin"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "grifo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "grifoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "grip"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "griffon"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hryf",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гриф"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle",
      "word": "grifiun"
    }
  ],
  "word": "griffin"
}

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