Толковый словарь английского языка - sphinx
Sphinx
sphinx
noun (plural ~es or sphinges) Etymology: Latin, from Greek Sphinx, Sphix Date: 15th century 1. a winged female monster in Greek mythology having a woman's head and a lion's body and noted for killing anyone unable to answer its riddle, an enigmatic or mysterious person , an ancient Egyptian image in the form of a recumbent lion having a man's head, a ram's head, or a hawk's head, ~like adjective
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n. 1 (Sphinx) (in Greek mythology) the winged monster of Thebes, having a woman's head and a lion's body, whose riddle Oedipus guessed and who consequently killed herself. 2 Antiq. a any of several ancient Egyptian stone figures having a lion's body and a human or animal head. b (the Sphinx) the huge sphinx near the Pyramids at Giza. 3 an enigmatic or inscrutable person. 4 a a hawk moth. b a species of baboon, Papio sphinx. Etymology: L f. Gk Sphigx, app. f. sphiggo draw tight ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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