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criosphinx

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[krahy-uh-sfingks] / ˈkraɪ əˌsfɪŋks /

noun

a sphinx with the head of a ram instead of a human.

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Origin of criosphinx

First recorded in 1805–10; from Greek kríos “ram” + sphinx ( def. )

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