noun
alce
Alce (noun) means a legendary creature that looks like a wingless griffin, usually said to be male.
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A legendary creature that looks like a wingless griffin, usually said to be male.
"They’d befriended him because he fed them the tastiest morsels, Alce, the gilded griffin, preferred Marvel while Keythong, the agate stone one, craved DC Comics."
— Shirin Dubbin, Dreams’ Dark Kiss (2010)
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Etymology
Possibly comes from Ancient Greek ἀλκή (alkḗ, “courage, prowess; guard, defense”).
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"alce" (noun) means a legendary creature that looks like a wingless griffin, usually said to be male.
