"hippogriff" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɪpəɡɹɪf/ Forms: hippogriffs [plural], hippogryph [alternative]
Etymology: From French hippogriffe, from Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (English hippo-) + γρύψ (grúps, “griffin”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|hippogriffe}} French hippogriffe, {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun}} hippogriff (plural hippogriffs)
  1. a mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly. Wikipedia link: Harry Potter, hippogriff Categories (topical): Harry Potter, Mythological creatures Related terms: hippotaur Translations (creature): hipogrif [masculine] (Catalan), hipogriu [masculine] (Catalan), 駿鷹 /骏鹰 (jùnyīng) (Chinese Mandarin), hippogrif [common-gender] (Danish), hevoskotka (Finnish), hippogriffe [masculine] (French), ιππόγρυπας (ippógrypas) [masculine] (Greek), היפוגריף (hipogrif) [masculine] (Hebrew), ippogrifo [masculine] (Italian), ヒッポグリフ (Japanese), 히포그리프 (hipogeuripeu) (Korean), hippogriff (Norwegian), hipogryf [masculine] (Polish), hipogrifo [masculine] (Portuguese), hipogrif [masculine] (Romanian), гиппогри́ф (gippogríf) [masculine] (Russian), hipogrifo [masculine] (Spanish), hippogriff [common-gender] (Swedish)

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