Definition of Hippogriff

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HIPPOGRIFF noun

	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.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

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