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Значения термина griffon на английском

португальский
grifo
каталонский
grifó

Winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion.

grifo
испанский
grifón

Breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle.

grifón
португальский
grifo
каталонский
voltor

Large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings.

grifo

Breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France.

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Examples for "griffon vulture"
Examples for "griffon vulture"
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Red-bereted shepherds walked their flocks past tumbledown stone watermills and over rushing streams; a griffon vulture circled above the limestone peaks.
The Guardian
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One summer we had several fine specimens in the great flying-cage, with the big and showy waterfowl, condor, griffon vulture, ravens and crows.
The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals: A Book of Personal Observ...
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The griffon vulture is not only ungainly, smelly and endangered: it is also often denied its biblical fame by being mixed up with the eagle.
Reuters
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Soaring above us was a griffon vulture, but our binoculars were scanning the base of the limestone cliffs that rose steeply above the scree slope.
The Irish Times
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It's even got griffon vultures. I'd planned to skip quickly across Cres but I change my mind.
The Guardian
Использование термина griffon на английском
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A huge china griffon stood at the right of the gate.
The Best Short Stories of 1919, and the Yearbook of the American...
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The griffon, symbolically a watchful overseer, seemed hopelessly remote from the gutter press.
The Irish Times
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A griffon ran down the steps and fell to one knee beside him.
Nova
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Kagonos spat at the mention of Silvanos's commander of cavalry, the renowned griffon-rider himself.
The Kagonesti (A Story of the Wild Elves)
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The griffon, who had been sniffing at Carlotta's skirts, suddenly leaped into her lap.
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel
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It had come, so the courier told her, when a griffon appeared over the city.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
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It was to them what griffon or fire-breathing dragon might be to a Seville throng.
1492
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A griffon from the pages of an illuminated bestiary.
The Guardian
9
You will have a griffon from the royal stable.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
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A fine, large griffon was saddled and ready.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
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With loathing, the Pathfinder recognized the crossed claws of the griffon emblazoned on the gilded shield.
The Kagonesti (A Story of the Wild Elves)
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It's even got griffon vultures. I'd planned to skip quickly across Cres but I change my mind.
The Guardian
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Emblazoned on his armor was a golden shield marked with the crossed claws of a rampant griffon.
The Kagonesti (A Story of the Wild Elves)
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A griffon, symbol of the old imperium.
Shadow's son
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Since the high-backed saddle was even now being cinched on the griffon's back, his question was obviously rhetorical.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
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Up the mountainside, the griffon shrieked in agitation, but the tether prevented it coming to its master's aid.
The Kagonesti (A Story of the Wild Elves)
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Translations for griffon
португальский
grifo
каталонский
grifóvoltorvoltor lleonat
испанский
grifón
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