Thursday, September 8, 2016

griffin, griffon

Griffin or griffin means a mythological creature, with the head and wings of an eagle, and the body of a lion --
There is a griffin made of stones, just off the highway up ahead.
That old statue of a griffin may be an antique.

Griffon or griffon means a vulture that lives in parts of Europe--
See the griffon circling over there?
We saw a griffon or some other vulture; I got a picture of it.

Griffon may also means a breed of dog from Belgium or the Netherlands --
He has a griffon that goes hunting with him.
This old griffon can still retrieve a bird when we take him out.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"A griffon swooped down and stood on the stone griffin by the gate, like something out of an old story."

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