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androsphinx

American  
[an-druh-sfingks] / ˈæn drəˌsfɪŋks /

noun

plural

androsphinxes, androsphinges

  1. a sphinx with the head of a man.

androsphinx British  
/ ˈændrəˌsfɪŋks /

noun

  1. a sphinx having the head of a man

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Etymology

Origin of androsphinx

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

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

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