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sphinx::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | mythical monster, mythical creature |
sphinx::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | statue |
Examples of sphinx
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Also in this sector is a large sphinx monolith, discovered in the 19th century.
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I sense in him something massive and sphinx like, and yet also a hint of wings.
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A recent discussion among friends centered on a pair of one-eyed sphinx moths.
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High levels of SIVmnd-1 replication in chronically infected Mandrillus sphinx.
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Despite their sphinx-like silence, there was a plan to sell Sugars, after all.
From the guardian.co.uk
Giza has the sphinx, this civilization's sentry is a stack of gigantic books.
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But fashion designer Zandra Rhodes didn't want enormous pillars and a sphinx.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
The man in the White House is proving more of a sphinx than friends or foes expected.
From the economist.com
In European decorative art, the sphinx enjoyed a major revival during the Renaissance.
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- An inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
- (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
- 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
- A sphinx (Greek: u03A3u03C6u03AFu03B3u03BE , Boeotian: u03A6u03AFu03BE ) is a mythical creature with, at a minimum, the head of a human and the body of a lion.
- The Sphynx (also known as Canadian Hairless) is a rare breed of cat known for its lack of a coat.
- Sphinx is a documentation generator which converts reStructuredText files into HTML websites and other formats including PDF, EPub and man. It exploits the extensible nature of reStructuredText through a number of extensions (e.g. ...
- In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game Sphinxes are a type of magical beast related to manticores. The four most common subraces of sphinx are the androsphinx, criosphinx, gynosphinx, and hieracosphinx.
- Sphinx is a 1981 American adventure film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. The screenplay by John Byrum is based on the 1979 novel of the same title by Robin Cook.
- The Ancient Egyptian Lion-reclining hieroglyph, or the "Sphinx hieroglyph" is Gardiner sign listed no. E23 for the sphinx, the "reclining lion".
