griffons

plural noun

a mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion, typically depicted with pointed ears and with the eagle's legs taking the place of the forelegs.

Middle English: from Old French grifoun, based on late Latin gryphus, via Latin from Greek grups, grup- .

1. a dog of any of several terrier-like breeds originating in north-western Europe.
2. a large Old World vulture with predominantly pale brown plumage.

Middle English (in griffon (sense 2)): variant of griffin; griffon (sense 1) was adopted from French in the 18th century.