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)

1. (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

1. accusative plural of grȳllus