hippogriff

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Nineteen out of twenty would unhesitatingly declare that a hippogriff was a greater effort of imagination than a well-conceived human character; a Peri than a woman; Puck or Titania than Falstaff or Imogen.

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  1. noun Mythology A monster having the wings, claws, and head of a griffin and the body and hindquarters of a horse.

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  • It also gives Will time to get involved in adventures of his own, not all of which are compatible with Nat's plans, such as his pursuit of the hippogriff-riding Alcyone, who works in the Tower of Babel in the Department of Signs and Omens, and with whom Will has instantly (and unwisely) fallen in love. —  InterzoneScienceFictionandFantasyMagazine#216
  • The metaphor, like the hippogriff, of mixed parentage. —  F ;SF; - vol 100 issue 02 - February 2001
  • Hear the song of the hippogriff: etymology' in the key of skeleton. —  F ;SF; - vol 100 issue 02 - February 2001
  • The sash was buried under the body, and the hippogriff was bearing down on him. —  Castle Roogna
  • So you can ride a giant ant, a hippogriff, or a shark; with each creature being given full stats so you know what your mount can do and how fast it can travel. —  Flames Rising Horror Webzine
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  1. French hippogriffe, from Italian ippogrifo : Greek hippos, horse; see ekwo- in Indo-European roots + Italian grifo, griffin (from Latin grȳphus; see griffin).
 

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/ˈhɪpoʊkgrɪf/
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