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Sphinx
UK
/sfɪŋks/
US
/sfɪŋks/
Translation of "sphinx" into Russian
Definitions
sphinx
Noun
UK
/sfɪŋks/
US
/sfɪŋks/
A mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion, often associated with ancient Egyptian and Greek mythology.
The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the most famous monuments in Egypt.
A person who is enigmatic or mysterious, often difficult to understand or interpret.
Despite knowing him for years, she still found him to be a sphinx, never revealing his true thoughts.
Any moth of the family Sphingidae, noted for its rapid flight and hovering ability; a hawk moth.
The tomato hornworm is the larva of a sphinx.
sphinx
Adjective
UK
/sfɪŋks/
US
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Relating to or characteristic of a sphinx; used attributively before another noun.
The garden was visited by a sphinx moth hovering over the flowers.
Sphinx
Proper noun
The Sphinx, the riddling monster of Greek mythology with the head of a woman and the body of a lion that terrorised Thebes.
Oedipus alone solved the riddle of the Sphinx.
The Sphinx, the colossal limestone statue on the Giza Plateau in Egypt, famous for its lion's body and human head.
Millions of tourists visit the Sphinx each year.