hippogriff

英 ['hɪpə(ʊ)grɪf]
  • n. 鹰头马身有翅怪兽

英文词源


hippogriff (n.)
also hippogryph, 1650s, from French hippogriffe (16c.), from Italian ippogrifo, from Greek hippos "horse" (see equine) + Italian grifo, from Late Latin gryphus "griffin" (see griffin). A creature part griffin, but with body and hind parts in the form of a horse.

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