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| sphinx [ sfingks ] (plural sphinx·es or sphin·ges [ sfín jèez ]) |
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1. composite creature in Greek mythology: in Greek mythology, a winged creature with a lion's body and a woman's head. It strangled all who could not answer its riddle, but killed itself when Oedipus answered correctly.
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2. composite creature in Egyptian mythology: in Egyptian mythology, a creature with a lion's body and the head of a man, ram, or bird
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3. statue: a statue of a sphinx
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4. somebody mysterious: somebody regarded as mysterious or inscrutable
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| [Late 16th century. Via Latin< Greek sphigx] |
