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sphinx  (sfngks)

n. pl. sphinx·es or sphin·ges (sfnjz)

1. Mythology A figure in Egyptian myth having the body of a lion and the head of a man, ram, or hawk.

2. often Sphinx Greek Mythology A winged creature having the head of a woman and the body of a lion, noted for killing those who could not answer its riddle.

3. A puzzling or mysterious person.

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[Middle English Spynx, from Latin Sphinx, from Greek.]

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sphinx

Noun

1. one of the huge statues built by the ancient Egyptians, with the body of a lion and the head of a man

2. a mysterious person

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Sphinx

Noun

1. the huge statue of a sphinx near the pyramids at El Gîza in Egypt

2. Greek myth a monster with a woman's head and a lion's body, who set a riddle for travellers, killing them when they failed to answer it. Oedipus answered the riddle and the Sphinx then killed herself [Greek]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sphinx - an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	Sphinx - (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks mythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth
	3.	sphinx - one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians statue - a sculpture representing a human or animal

Translations

sphinx [sfɪŋks] n → esfinge f

sphinx [sfɪŋks] n → sphinx m

sphinx [sfɪŋks] n → Sphinx f

sphinx [sfɪŋks] n → sfinge f