Griffon may refer to:
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Griffin
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: , ''gryps''; Classical Latin: ''grȳps'' or ''grȳpus''; Late Latin, Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a legendary creature with the body, tail ...
, or griffon, a mythological creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle
Businesses
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Griffon Aerospace
Griffon Aerospace is an aerospace company located in Madison, Alabama with additional offices located in Fort Bliss, TX. Griffon designs, develops, and operates aerospace systems including manned and unmanned aircraft, UAV ground support systems, ...
, an American aerospace and defense company
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Griffon Corporation
Griffon Corporation is a multinational conglomerate headquartered in New York City. The company conducts its operations through five subsidiaries: The AMES Companies, ClosetMaid, Clopay Building Products, CornellCookson, and Telephonics Corp ...
, a multinational conglomerate holding company
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Griffon Hoverwork, a British hovercraft designer and manufacturer
Species
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Griffon (dog type)
Griffon is a type of dog, a collection of breeds that were originally hunting dogs. There are three lines of the griffon type recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI): the Griffon Vendéens, the wirehaired pointers, and the ...
, a collection of breeds that were originally hunting dogs
* The griffons, several birds of prey in the genus ''
Gyps''
Transportation and military
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Bell CH-146 Griffon, a helicopter
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HMS ''Griffon'', the name of several ships of the Royal Navy
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InterPlane Griffon
The InterPlane Griffon is a single seat, high wing, single engine, pusher configuration, tricycle gear ultralight aircraft, that was produced in homebuilt aircraft, kit form from InterPlane Aircraft of Zbraslavice, Czech Republic.Purdy, Don: ' ...
, an ultralight aircraft
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Le Griffon, a 1679 French sailing vessel
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Nord 1500 Griffon
The Nord 1500 Griffon was an experimental ramjet-powered interceptor aircraft designed and built by French state-owned aircraft manufacturer Nord Aviation. The Griffon was developed to become a Mach 2 follow on to the supersonic Nord Gerfaut ...
a 1950s experimental fighter aircraft
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Rolls-Royce Griffon, a British aero engine
* , a Canadian Coast Guard vessel
* , Canadian Forces shore establishment
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VBMR Griffon, a French multi-role armored vehicle
Other uses
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Griffon (framework)
Griffon is an open source rich client platform framework which uses the Java, Apache Groovy, and/or Kotlin programming languages. Griffon is intended to be a high-productivity framework by rewarding use of the Model-View-Controller paradigm, prov ...
, an open source rich client platform framework
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Griffon (roller coaster), in Busch Gardens Williamsburg, U.S.
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Griffons (rugby union)
The Northern Free State Griffons (known as the Down Touch Griffons for sponsorship reasons) are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup and Rugby Challenge tournaments. They play out of Welkom at North West St ...
, a South African rugby union team
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Missouri Western Griffons
The Missouri Western Griffons are the sports teams of Missouri Western State University located in St. Joseph, Missouri. They participate in the NCAA's Division II and in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA).
Sports sp ...
, sports teams of Missouri Western State University, U.S.
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Griffon Ramsey
Griffon E. Ramsey ( née O'Connell; born April 23, 1980) is an American chainsaw carving artist known for her pop-culture wood sculptures which have appeared at the Australian Chainsaw Carving Championships and the Butler Chainsaw Carving Invita ...
(born 1980), an American chainsaw carving artist
See also
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Griffin (disambiguation)
A griffin is a mythological creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle.
Griffin(s) or The Griffin(s) may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
* Griffin (''The Invisible Man''), the title character i ...
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Gryphon (disambiguation)
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