In the terminology of All the King's Men the 'degenerate' bent riders that double their stride after the first step are called slip pieces. (While the normal riders with a two-square stride are called skip pieces, and those that half their stride ski pieces.) So the Spotted Gryphon would be a Slip Griffon.
In the terminology of All the King's Men the 'degenerate' bent riders that double their stride after the first step are called slip pieces. (While the normal riders with a two-square stride are called skip pieces, and those that half their stride ski pieces.) So the Spotted Gryphon would be a Slip Griffon.