A heraldic creature that is part griffin (an eagle-lion hybrid), appearing only in half or partial form.
From 'demi-' (half) + 'griffin,' which comes from Old French 'grifon' via Latin from Greek 'gryphos.' Griffins are mythical beasts combining eagle and lion; a demigriffin shows only the front or head portion.
Medieval heralds created increasingly weird hybrid creatures by combining prefixes like 'demi-' with existing mythical beasts—it was basically their version of creating fantasy creatures with limited character customization options.
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