Definition
Plural of 'griffin'; legendary creatures combining the head and wings of an eagle with the body of a lion, commonly depicted in heraldry and mythology.
Etymology
From Old French 'griffon,' from Latin 'gryphus,' from Greek 'gryphos' (hooked or curved, referring to the beak). The '-s' makes it plural. The creature appears in myths across Indo-European cultures, often as a powerful guardian.
Kelly Says
Griffins appear in art and stories from medieval Europe to ancient Persia to modern fantasy—they're one of humanity's most enduring mythical creatures, maybe because they combine the two animals (eagle and lion) that dominated the sky and land.
Translations
CACatalà
griffins
gri-fins
CSČeština
griffini
gri-fin-i
DADansk
griffins
gri-fins
DEDeutsch
Griffin
gri-fin
ELΕλληνικά
γρύφες
gri-fes
ESEspañol
griffines
gri-fih-nes
FAفارسی
گرِفینها
gere-fin-ha
FISuomi
griffins
gri-fins
FRFrançais
griffins
gri-fɛ̃
HEעברית
גריפינים
gri-fin-im
HIहिन्दी
ग्रीफिन
gree-fin
HUMagyar
griffins
gri-fins
IDBahasa Indonesia
griffins
gri-fins
ITItaliano
griffins
gri-fins
KKKK
гриффиндер
gri-fin-der
MSBahasa Melayu
griffins
gri-fins
MYမြန်မာ
ဂရီဖင်
ga-ri-fin
NLNederlands
griffins
gri-fins
NONorsk
griffins
gri-fins
PLPolski
griffiny
gri-fin-i
PTPortuguês
griffins
gri-fins
RORomână
griffini
gri-fin-i
SVSvenska
griffins
gri-fins
SWKiswahili
griffins
gri-fins
TAதமிழ்
கிரிஃபின்கள்
gri-fin-kgal
TEతెలుగు
గ్రిఫిన్లు
gri-fin-lu
TRTürkçe
griffins
gri-fins
UKУкраїнська
гриффіни
gri-fin-i
VITiếng Việt
griffins
gri-fins
ZUZU
amaGriffini
a-ma-gri-fin-i