a mythical creature with the body of a horse and the wings and head of an eagle, born of the union of a male griffin and a filly (神话中的)鹰头马身有翅的怪兽(雄性狮身鹰首兽与小母马交配所生)
语源
mid 17th cent.: from French hippogriffe, from Italian ippogrifo, from Greek hippos 'horse' + Italian grifo 'griffin'