grə̇ˈfēə, grīˈ- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin gryphus or gryph-, gryps griffin — more at griffin
1. : a genus of fossil mollusks related to the oyster but having the left valve arched with an incurved beak and the right valve flat
2. in some classifications : crassostrea
• gryph·ae·oid ˈgrifēˌȯid adjective