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Hippogriff: An animal (now extinct) which was half horse and half griffin. The griffin was itself a compound creature, half lion and half eagle. The hippogriff was actually, therefore, only one quarter eagle, which is two dollars and fifty cents in gold. The study of zoology is full of surprises.

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Posted on 10-Apr-2012Author dd-bCategories Personal, SF & FandomTags books, Doc Smith, Easton Press

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