different between vulture vs griffon

English

Etymology

Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, voutre, from Latin vultur, voltur.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?v?lt??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?v?lt??/

Noun

vulture (plural vultures)

1. Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
2. (figuratively, colloquial) A person who profits from the suffering of others.

   Synonyms: ambulance chaser, vampire

Derived terms

• Egyptian vulture
• griffon vulture
• turkey vulture
• vulturelike
• vulturine
• vulturish
• vulturous

Translations

Verb

vulture (third-person singular simple present vultures, present participle vulturing, simple past and past participle vultured)

1. (figuratively, colloquial) To circle around one's target as if one were a vulture.

Adjective

vulture

1. (obsolete) ravenous; rapacious

Further reading

• vulture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Noun

vulture

1. ablative singular of vultur

English

Etymology

See griffin.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?f?n

Noun

griffon (plural griffons)

1. Alternative form of griffin (legendary creature)
2. A breed of dog usually called the Brussels Griffon, reminiscent of the legendary creature.
3. A griffon vulture.

Translations

Anagrams

• offring, ring off

French

Etymology

From Old French grifon (grif + -on), from Latin gr?phus, gryps, from Ancient Greek ???? (grúps).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i.f??/

Noun

griffon m (plural griffons)

1. griffin (legendary creature)
2. griffon vulture
3. common swift

References

• “griffon” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

griffon m (plural griffons)

1. (Jersey) scarifier

Old French

Alternative forms

• gripun, gripoun

Etymology

From grif +? -on, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek ???? (grúps)

Noun

griffon m (oblique plural griffons, nominative singular griffons, nominative plural griffon)

1. griffin (legendary creature)
2. griffin (person of Greek, Middle Eastern or Asian descent)

Descendants

• Middle English: griffoun, griphon, grefoun, gryffoun, gryffone, gryffon, grifown, griphonne, gryffyn, griffone, grefyne
  • English: griffin, griffon, gryphon
• French: griffon