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noun

Griffon, Griffin n.

(Myth.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art.

(Her.) A representation of this creature as an heraldic charge.

(Zool.) A species of large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; called also gripe, and grype. It is supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir. (Written also gryphon)

An English early apple.

Gryphon n. (Zool.) The griffin vulture.

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"Gryphon" Quotes from Famous Books

... Warwick's brother, to whom the king had granted the forfeit title and estates of the earls of Northumberland, distinguished his own retainers, however, by the special request of the ancient Montagus.—a Gryphon issuant from a ducal crown. But far more numerous than Bull or Gryphon (numerous as either seemed) were the badges worn by those who ranked themselves among the peculiar followers of the great Earl ...

— The Last Of The Barons, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton