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androsphinx
[ an-druh-sfingks ]
/ ˈæn drəˌsfɪŋks /
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noun, plural an·dro·sphinx·es, an·dro·sphin·ges [an-druh-sfin-jeez]. /ˈæn drəˌsfɪn dʒiz/.
a sphinx with the head of a man.
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How to use androsphinx in a sentence
Sometimes the androsphinx has human hands in place of the lion's paws.
A History of Art for Beginners and Students|Clara Erskine ClementThe form of which we have spoken as being that of the great Sphinx is called the androsphinx (Fig. 3).
A History of Art for Beginners and Students|Clara Erskine Clement
British Dictionary definitions for androsphinx
androsphinx
/ (ˈændrəˌsfɪŋks) /
noun plural -sphinxes or -sphinges (-ˌsfɪndʒiːz)
a sphinx having the head of a man
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