- hippogriff (n.)
[hippogriff 词源字典]
- 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.[hippogriff etymology, hippogriff origin, 英语词源]