The Devil's Dictionary: Hippogriff
Updated May 14, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
HIPPOGRIFF
-n.
An animal (now extinct) which was half horse and half griffin. The griffin was itself a compound creature, half lion and half eagle. The hippogriff was actually, therefore, a one-quarter eagle, which is two dollars and fifty cents in gold. The study of zoology is full of surprises.
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