Definitions of sphinx
n. - In Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head, or the head of a ram or of a hawk, upon the wingless body of a lion. 2
n. - On Greek art and mythology, a she-monster, usually represented as having the winged body of a lion, and the face and breast of a young woman. 2
n. - Hence: A person of enigmatical character and purposes, especially in politics and diplomacy. 2
n. - Any one of numerous species of large moths of the family Sphingidae; -- called also hawk moth. 2
n. - The Guinea, or sphinx, baboon (Cynocephalus sphinx). 2
The word "sphinx" uses 6 letters: H I N P S X.
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