gryllos

See also: Gryllos

English

A gryllos from The Last Judgement.

Grylloi from a 14th-century breviary belonging to Reginald of Bar.

Alternative forms

gryllus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos, “comic figure, caricature”).

Noun

gryllos (plural grylloi)

(art, historical) A caricatural creature found in ancient and medieval art, typically featuring a human head with mostly bizarre, animal anatomy.

Translations

Translations

French: grylle (fr) m
Greek:
Ancient Greek: γρύλλος m (grúllos)
Latin: gryllus (la) m

Latin

Noun

grȳllōs

accusative plural of grȳllus

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