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hippogriff

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈhɪpəɡɹɪf/

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noun

Meaning 1

a mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French hippogriffe, from Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”, English hippo-) + γρύψ (grúps, “griffin”).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: hipogrif — creature
  • Catalan: hipogriu — creature
  • Chinese Mandarin: 駿鷹 /骏鹰 (jùnyīng) — creature
  • Danish: hippogrif — creature
  • Finnish: hevoskotka — creature
  • French: hippogriffe — creature
  • German: Hippogryph — creature
  • Greek: ιππόγρυπας (ippógrypas) — creature
  • Hebrew: היפוגריף (hipogrif) — creature
  • Italian: ippogrifo — creature
  • Japanese: ヒッポグリフ — creature
  • Korean: 히포그리프 (hipogeuripeu) — creature
  • Norwegian: hippogriff — creature
  • Polish: hipogryf — creature
  • Portuguese: hipogrifo — creature
  • Romanian: hipogrif — creature
  • Russian: гиппогри́ф (gippogríf) — creature
  • Spanish: hipogrifo — creature
  • Swedish: hippogriff — creature