androsphinx
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of androsphinx
From Greek, dating back to 1600–10; see origin at andro-, sphinx
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Sometimes the androsphinx has human hands in place of the lion's paws.
From A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture by Waters, Clara Erskine Clement
Long before this, however, androsphinxes and other combinations of the human and animal form had existed in Egypt.
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia
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