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Raregriffins
The correct spelling is griffins.
How to pronounce griffins
noun
Say it like: Gri-ffi-ns
The correct spelling is griffins. A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.
- 2.A large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor, supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible.
- 3.An English variety of apple.
- 4.A person who has just arrived from Europe.
- 5.A cadet newly arrived in British India: half English, half Indian.
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