griffon

Meaning of griffon

noun
  1. A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.
  2. A large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor, supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible.
  3. An English variety of apple.
  4. A person who has just arrived from Europe.
  5. A cadet newly arrived in British India: half English, half Indian.
  6. A watchful guardian, especially a duenna in charge of a young woman.
noun
  1. A breed of dog usually called the Brussels Griffon, reminiscent of the legendary creature.
  2. A griffon vulture.

Information about griffon

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of griffon is: griffons.
  • Languages ​​in which griffon is used:

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Hyphenation of griffon

grif-fon

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • griffon is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

griffon synonyms

Meaning gryphon:

gryphon, griffin

Words that rhyme with griffon

Griffon, chiffon, mategriffon, semichiffon, Buffon, bouffon

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