Sphinx

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Sphinx ligustri

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Sphinx

  1. A taxonomic genus within the tribe Sphingini — many species of moths.

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Proper noun [edit]

Sphinx

  1. (usually with "the") An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids.
  2. (Greek mythology) One of the many offspring of Typhon and Echidna, a winged lion-like creature with a woman's face, who commited suicide out of frustration after Oedipus managed to solve her riddles.

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  • Alemannic German: 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