Griffin
A legendary hybrid beast combining the upper body of an eagle with a lion's lower body.
Meaning and origin
Griffin can trace back to the Latin form of the Welsh name Gruffudd, yet in modern English it reads primarily as an evocation of the mythical being from heraldry and story—a hybrid of feline and avian.
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