hip·po·griff also hip·po·gryph (h p  -grf )n. Mythology A monster having the wings, claws, and head of a griffin and the body and hindquarters of a horse. [French hippogriffe, from Italian ippogrifo : Greek hippos, horse; see ekwo- in Indo-European roots + Italian grifo, griffin (from Latin gr  phus; see griffin).] |
hippogriff, hippogryph [ˈhɪpəʊˌgrɪf]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) a monster of Greek mythology with a griffin's head, wings, and claws and a horse's body
[from Italian ippogrifo, from ippo- horse (from Greek hippos) + grifo griffin1]
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