griffon

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A Brussels griffon.
• noun A wirehaired pointing griffon.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun Same as griffin.
• noun A Greek.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun One of a European breed of rough-coated dogs, somewhat taller than the setter and of a grizzly liver color. They are used in hunting game birds. The Brussels griffon is a very small, wiry-coated, short-nosed pet dog of Belgian origin.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun Alternative form of griffin (legendary creature)
• noun A breed of dog usually called the Brussels Griffon, reminiscent of the legendary creature.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle
• noun breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France
• noun large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings
• noun winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion