An animal (now extinct) which was half horse and half griffin. The griffin was itself a compound creature, half lion and half eagle. The hippogriff was actually, therefore, a one-quarter eagle, which is two dollars and fifty cents in gold. The study of zoology is full of surprises.
A fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin.
The result of a mating between gryphon and equine (typically a mare)... horse in hind, raptor in fore.
a eagle in the fore, and a horse in the hind
a flying combination of steed and griffin
a legendary creature , supposedly the incredibly rare offspring of a griffin and a filly
a mythical monster with the hindquarters of a horse and the head and wings of a griffin
A cross between a horse and a griffin, with the front of a female griffin and the back of a horse
large creature, half bird, half horse, bow before approaching
A Hippogriff (also spelled Hippogryph) is a legendary creature, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a mare.
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, a hippogriff is a magical beast based upon the hippogriff of various mythologies. It is part eagle and part horse, and sometimes regarded as part griffon and part horse (indeed, in mythology a hippogriff is the offspring of a griffon and a mare). Depictions of the hippogriff vary; sometimes they are shown as a horse with the forequarters of a giant eagle, and sometimes as a horse with wings, an eagle's head, a mane and tail of feathers, and feathered lower legs.
