Sphynx

See also: sphynx

English

A Sphynx cat.

Alternative forms

• sphynx

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsfɪŋks/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋks

Proper noun

Sphynx

1. Archaic form of Sphinx (“Egyptian statue”).
   • 1852, C. P. Cranch, “The Palm Tree of Capri”, in Dwight's Journal of Music, page 26:

     Where old Nile is everflowing, / And the Sphynx with heavy lids / Sits by ruins grim and sombre — / Onward to the Pyramids.

Noun

Sphynx (plural Sphynx or Sphynxes)

1. A domestic cat of a breed with little or no hair, a narrow long head, and webbed feet.
   • 2001, Joanne Mattern, The Sphynx Cat, Capstone, →ISBN, page 7:

     Sphynx cats are often called hairless cats. But Sphynx do have hair. Very short, fine hairs called down cover the Sphynx’s body.

Translations

cat

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 斯芬克斯貓／斯芬克斯猫 (sīfēnkèsī māo), 加拿大無毛貓／加拿大无毛猫 (Jiānádà wúmáo māo)

• French: Sphynx m
• German: Sphynx (de) f, Sphinx (de) f
• Italian: gatto sphynx m, sphynx (it) m
• Japanese: スフィンクス (sufinkusu)
• Korean: 스핑크스 (ko) (seupingkeuseu)
• Portuguese: Sphynx m
• Russian: сфинкс (ru) m (sfinks)

Further reading

• Sphynx cat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:Sphynx (cat) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons