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Definition: Meaning of, sphinx in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sfɪŋks /

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  1. an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
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  2. one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians
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Sphinx


Definition: Meaning of, Sphinx in English to English dictionary.

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  1. the Sphinx also the Great Sphinx a large, very ancient sphinx which is close to the Pyramids of El Giza in Egypt and is visited by many tourists
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  2. the Sphinx in Greek MYTHOLOGY, a creature with the head of a woman and the body of a lion. She lay outside Thebes and killed people who could not answer her RIDDLE (= very difficult question) . Oedipus answered the RIDDLE, and the Sphinx killed herself.
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Sphinx used in phrases

  • Cynopterus sphinx (noun)
    1. a variety of fruit eating bat
  • Mandrillus sphinx (noun)
    1. baboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquarters
  • sphinx moth (noun)
    1. any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
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