grypinæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. grypus, gryphus, and Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -inæ.] Ornithology: Wedge-tailed Humming-birds, sub-family of Trochili dae (Humming-birds), type Gryphus (q. v.). gry-pō-sis, gry-pho-sis, s . [Mod. Lat., from Gr. grypoō -to become bent. (Used of the nails.)] Pathol.: The growing of the nails inward. gry-pus, gry-phus, subst . [Latin gryphus =a griffin; grypus Gr.grypos =curved, hook-nosed.] Ornithology: The typical genus of the sub-family Gryphine (q. v.). Only one species is known, which is from Brazil.