noun
- A legendary creature with the front body and wings of a griffin and the hind body of a horse.
Usage: Also spelled hippogriff or hippogryff; Chiefly found in fantasy literature and medieval romance
Examples
- The knight rode a hippogryph into battle, its eagle wings beating powerfully.
- In the fantasy novel, the hippogryph served as a noble steed for the wizard.
- The tapestry depicted a hippogryph with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a horse.
- Medieval bestiaries sometimes included illustrations of the hippogryph among other mythical beasts.