griffon

noun

• 1a dog of any of several terrier-like breeds originating in NW Europe.
• (also Brussels griffon) a dog of a toy breed with a flat face and upturned chin.

• 2 (also griffon vulture) a large Old World vulture with predominantly pale brown plumage.

  • Genus Gyps, family Accipitridae: four species, in particular the Eurasian G. fulvus and the African Ruppell’s griffon (G. ruepelli)