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Bent Riders. A discussion of pieces, like the Gryphon, that take a step then move as riders.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jean-Louis Cazaux wrote on Mon, Apr 13, 2020 10:06 AM UTC:

Interesting discussion. I don't want to push for my choice of Eagle for F-then-R as Gryphon is more popular in CV community. Eagle is just my personal choice in the frame of Metamachy as it has some resonance with the Lion, carrying some heraldic meaning. Btw, my use of Lion, and also Elephant is also personal and I don't push. 
In the case of Aaca by Betza it is primarly the result of a wrong reading of Murray. There are more examples in that page that demonstrate that Betza read it very very quickly, the least to say. So, we shouldn't keep what is really a mistake.
N-then-B is exactly the Unicorn, drawn as a Rhinoceros by the medieval artist in the original codex. I don't see the need for another word, but if you believe so, why not Hippogrif. Finding another mythic animal for W-then-B is a good idea. Maybe one with a big horn.