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Sphynx

British  
/ sfɪŋks /

noun

  1. a breed of medium-sized hairless cat with large ears and a long whiplike tail

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Sphynx cat breed is known for its lack of which feature?

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2024

McCue shares her stateroom with Bug Naked, her elf-ear Sphynx cat whom she pushes around the ship in a baby stroller.

From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2021

A hairless Sphynx cat prowled the lovely buffet of croissants and fruit on her kitchen island.

From New York Times • May 30, 2018

The predatory lineup includes the jaguar, the mountain lion, the ocelot, the Canada lynx and the margay, as well as domesticated cats like the Siamese and the Sphynx.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2016

He was embalmed, and slept in the shadow of the Pyramid, where his royal predecessors were sleeping, and by the side of the eternal Sphynx, whose riddle he could not read in life.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

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