Griffon

Griffon is a collection of dog breeds that were originally hunting dogs.

Griffon may also refer to:

Biology

• Griffon vulture, an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks
• Himalayan griffon vulture, an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks

Vehicles

• CH-146 Griffon, a utility tactical transport helicopter
• Griffon (roller coaster), a diving roller coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
• Griffon Hovercraft, a British hovercraft producer
• HMS Griffon, the name of six ships and one planned one of the Royal Navy
• InterPlane Griffon - ultralight aircraft
• Le Griffon, a ship built by Built by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle around 1679
• Nord 1500 Griffon I and II, a 1955/1957 French ramjet aircraft prototype
• Rolls-Royce Griffon, a 36.75 litre, 60-degree V-12 aero-engine
• CCGS Griffon, a Canadian High Endurance Multi-Tasked Vessel and Light Icebreaker

Other

• Griffon (framework), a Swing application framework for the Groovy language
• Griffon Corporation, a multinational conglomerate holding company
• Griffons (rugby team), South African rugby team from Welkom
• Griffon (Warhammer 40,000), a self-propelled mortar tank used by the Imperial Guard in the Warhammer 40,000 series of games and universe.

See also

• Griffen (disambiguation)
• Griffin (disambiguation)
  • Griffin or gryphon, a mythological creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle
• Gryphon (disambiguation)