Sphinx

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Sphinx

  1. (definite: The Sphinx) An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids.
  2. (mythology) The demon of destruction and bad luck in Greek mythology.

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  • Alsatian: Sphinx
  • Latin: Sphinx m., Sphingis
  • Luxembourgish: Sphinx

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Sphinx f.

  1. Sphinx

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Sphinx f. (plural: Sphinges)

  1. Sphinx
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