androsphinx

[ an-druh-sfingks ]

noun

, plural an·dro·sphinx·es, an·dro·sphin·ges [an, -dr, uh, -sfin-jeez].

1. a sphinx with the head of a man.

androsphinx

/ ˈændrəˌsfɪŋks /

noun

1. a sphinx having the head of a man

Word History and Origins

Origin of androsphinx¹

From Greek, dating back to 1600–10; andro-, sphinx

Example Sentences

Sometimes the androsphinx has human hands in place of the lion's paws.

From Project Gutenberg

The form of which we have spoken as being that of the great Sphinx is called the androsphinx (Fig. 3).

From Project Gutenberg