hieracosphinx

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Etymology[edit]

Ancient Greek Ἱεράκων (Hierákōn, “hawk”) and σφίγξ (sphínx, “Sphinx”), from Σφίγγω (Sphíngō, “to squeeze”)

Noun[edit]

hieracosphinx (plural hieracosphinxes)

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  1. A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon.

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