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HIPPOGRIFF
Etymology
Noun
hippogriff (plural hippogriffs)
a mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly.
Source: Wiktionary
Hip"po*griff, n. Etym: [F. hippogriffe; cf. It. ippogrifo. See Hippopotamus, Griffon.] (Myth.)
Definition: A fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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