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# griffin

«griffin» in Mova's school dictionary: **An imaginary creature with the head, wings and claws of…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a griffin, griffins); also spelled gryphon, griffon

### meaning for a pupil

1) (myth) An imaginary creature with the head, wings and claws of an eagle and the body of a lion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/griffin/#m1)

2) Griffin is also a surname (a name). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/griffin/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, legends, coats of arms and fantasy books. It tells the reader of something strong, proud and watchful, guarding treasure. Phrases: a griffin guarding gold.

### examples

- The griffin spread its eagle wings and roared like a lion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/griffin/#x1)
- A griffin guarded the dragon's treasure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/griffin/#x2)
- There is a stone griffin on the old bank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/griffin/#x3)
- In the story the hero rode on a griffin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/griffin/#x4)
- Griffins appear on many coats of arms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/griffin/#x5)
- Gryphon is another way to spell griffin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/griffin/#x6)

### note

Not real: a creature of myth. Spellings griffin, griffon and gryphon all exist. A griffon is also a breed of dog and a kind of vulture.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «griffin» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/griffin/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.