(n.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art.
(n.) A representation of this creature as an heraldic charge.
(n.) A species of large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; -- called also gripe, and grype. It is supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir.
(n.) An English early apple.
Example Sentences:
(1) My vortex tour with Mark Griffon of Sedona Mystical Tours ($135, three hours) – who starts off the morning with a sage cleansing near a stone-circle “medicine wheel” he’s assembled himself in his backyard – is at times uncomfortably intense, as one of the attendees breaks down into sobs during a meditation against a juniper tree called Fred.
(2) These include griffon vultures, dalmatian pelicans, Bonelli’s eagles and the common crane.
(3) The griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) showed mean concentrations of glucose lower than those of most of the other species.
(4) A 10-month-old female, Wire-haired Pointing Griffon dog had a hamartoma of the hypothalamus.
(5) A griffon from the pages of an illuminated bestiary.
(6) The primary structures of the hemoglobins Hb A, Hb A', Hb D and Hb D' of Rüppell's Griffon (Gyps rueppellii), which can fly as high as 11,300 m, are presented.
(7) Blood smears from 506 Rhodesian, Botswanan and South African vultures (Hooded, White-headed, Lappetfaced, Cape Griffon and Whitebacked Vultures) were examined for hematozoa.
(8) A 3-year-old female Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen is presented with tenesmus alvi caused by a 15 cm long chronic regional cicatrising eosinophilic coloproctitis with bacterial masses surrounded by clubs, resembling actinomycosis.
(9) Vladimir Antonov • Danforth Ventures Inc; Paterson Association Inc; Griffon Properties [Jersey]; ... and others • This major Russian oligarch and one-time Portsmouth FC owner is fighting extradition from London, following collapse of a Lithuanian bank and assassination attempts.
(10) The karyotypes of the domestic chicken (Gallus domesticus), Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix), and griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) were studied with a variety of banding techniques.
(11) Some breeds are more resistant (Beagle, Fox terrier, Porcelain, Teckel, mongrel dogs) and others are more susceptible (Spaniel, Cocker, Griffon, Yorkshire terrier, Doberman, Pekinese); however, none of them is completely resistant.
(12) An extracellular xylanase was purified to homogeneity from the culture filtrate of the thermophilic fungus, Humicola lanuginosa (Griffon and Maublanc) Bunce and its properties were studied.
(13) The only species which nests on cliffs (the Cape Griffon Vulture) did not harbor hematozoa whereas the other species which nest and roost in trees were infected with at least one hematozoan species.