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sphinx

Sphinx is a 6 letter word which starts with the letter S and ends with the letter X for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(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.
(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.
(n.) Hence: A person of enigmatical character and purposes especially in politics and diplomacy.
(n.) Any one of numerous species of large moths of the family Sphingidae; -- called also hawk moth.
(n.) The Guinea or sphinx baboon (Cynocephalus sphinx).

Syllable Information

The word sphinx is a 6 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for sphinx is: sphinx


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