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/ɡɹˈɪfən/
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[ US /ˈɡɹɪfən/ ]
[ US /ˈɡɹɪfən/ ]
NOUN
- winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
- breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France
- large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings
- breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle
How To Use griffon In A Sentence
- There are several other high-elevation specialists, such as the Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis), Tibetan partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae), snow partridge (Lerwa lerwa), Satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra), lammergeier, and the Himalayan griffon, that also need conservation attention. Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows
- The Griffon was originally developed for naval aircraft like this Fairey Firefly, the torque being intended to take the aircraft away from the superstructure on takeoff, rather than towards it.
- Large carnivores such as brown bear and wolf have persisted here along with several rare birds including the capercaillie, griffon vulture, and black woodpecker. Cantabrian mixed forests
- Yes, Stump was almost eclipsed by the competition, by the other dogs competing in Best in Show, a standard poodle, a Scottish terrier, a puli, a Brussels griffon and a Scottish deerhound, but Stump proved to be no schlump. Erica Heller: The Year of the Geezer: The Triumph of Stump, the Sussex Spaniel
- griffon," supposed to be the Gypoetos barbatus, the Lammer Geyer of the Swiss -- a bird of the eagle or vulture species, inhabiting the highest mountain ranges in Western Asia as well as Europe. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
- The region was famed in the 1970s for its raptor population, with four vulture species, lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus, black Aegypius monachus, Griffon Gyps fulvus and Egyptian Neophron peranopterus; four eagle species, golden Aquila chrysaetos, short-toed Circaetus gallicus, booted Hieraeetus pennatus and Bonelli's Hieraeetus fasciatus and breeding lanner falcons Falco biarmicus. Meteora Group of Monasteries, Greece
- Dozens of griffon vultures with wingspans of up to 2.80 metres were spotted in the south of the Netherlands on Monday.
- The Cape Griffon vulture has experienced continuous problems with poisoning, electrification, habitat destruction and diet deficiencies.
- The griffons, neglected for a long time on account of the infatuation that was and is still had for English hunting dogs, are being received again with that favor which they have never ceased to be the object of in Germany and in Italy (where they bear the name of _spinone_). Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891
- There is also plenty of birdlife up here, and there are frequent sightings of griffon vultures.