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Griffin The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (; Classical Latin: ''gryps'' or ''grypus''; Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a -4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk ...

, or griffon, a mythological creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle

Businesses

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 *

Griffon Corporation Griffon Corporation is a multinational conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It operates as a diversified management and holding company. The company has five subsidiaries: Ames True Temper, ClosetMaid, Clopay Building Products, and C ...

, a multinational conglomerate holding company *

Griffon Hoverwork Griffon Hoverwork Ltd (GHL) is a British hovercraft designer and manufacturer. It was originally founded as Griffon Hovercraft Ltd in 1976, based in Southampton. The firm set about the development of its own product range, launching its first ...

, a British hovercraft designer and manufacturer

Species

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 ''Gyps'' is a genus of Old World vultures that was proposed by Marie Jules César Savigny in 1809. Its members are sometimes known as griffon vultures. ''Gyps'' vultures have a slim head, a long slender neck with downy feathers, and a ruff arou ...

Transportation and military

Bell CH-146 Griffon The Bell CH-146 Griffon is a multi-role utility helicopter designed by Bell Helicopter Textron as a variant of the Bell 412EP for the Canadian Armed Forces. It is used in a wide variety of roles, including aerial firepower, reconnaissance, se ...

, a helicopter * HMS ''Griffon'', the name of several ships of the Royal Navy * InterPlane Griffon, an ultralight aircraft *

Le Griffon ''Le Griffon'' (, ''The Griffin'') was a sailing vessel built by French explorer and fur trader René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in the Niagara area of New York in 1679. ''Le Griffon'' was constructed and launched at or near Cayuga I ...

, a 1679 French sailing vessel *

Nord 1500 Griffon The Nord 1500 Griffon is an Experimental Aircraft, experimental ramjet-powered interceptor aircraft designed and built by France, French state-owned aircraft manufacturer Nord Aviation. The Griffon was developed to become a Mach number, Mach 2 f ...

a 1950s experimental fighter aircraft *

Rolls-Royce Griffon The Rolls-Royce Griffon is a British 37-litre (2,240 cubic inch, cu in) Engine displacement, capacity, 60-degree V12 engine, V-12, liquid-cooled Aircraft engine, aero engine designed and built by Rolls-Royce Limited. In keeping with compan ...

, a British aero engine * , a Canadian Coast Guard vessel * , Canadian Forces shore establishment *

VBMR Griffon The Véhicule Blindé Multi-Rôle Griffon ( English: Multirole Armoured Vehicle Griffon) or VBMR Griffon is a French six-wheel multi-purpose armoured personnel carrier developed and manufactured by KNDS France (formerly ''Nexter Systems''), Ar ...

, a French multi-role armored vehicle

Other uses

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, pro ...

, an open source rich client platform framework *

Griffon (roller coaster) Griffon is a steel roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg amusement park in James City County, Virginia, United States. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), the Dive Coaster model opened to the public on May 18, 2007. It climbs ...

, in Busch Gardens Williamsburg, U.S. *

Griffons (rugby union) The Griffons, currently known as the Novavit Griffons for sponsorship reasons, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup and SA Cup tournaments. They play out of Welkom at North West Stadium, and draw play ...

, a South African rugby union team *

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 National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA's NCAA Division II, Division II and in the Mid-America ...

, sports teams of Missouri Western State University, U.S. *

Griffon Ramsey Griffon E. Ramsey (formerly 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 Invit ...

(born 1980), an American chainsaw carving artist *

Griffon (Devil May Cry) ''Devil May Cry'' is a series of video games set in the present, created by Hideki Kamiya, a Game design#Game designer, video-game designer and developed by his employer Capcom and Clover Studio. The series' success has led to comic books, nov ...

, a demon in the video game series ''Devil May Cry''

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