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criophorous
criophorous adj.
Brit. 
/krɪˈɒf(ə)rəs/
, /krɪˈɒf(ə)rəs/U.S. /kriˈɑf(ə)rəs/
[compare Hellenistic Greek κριοϕόρος bearing a ram] rare designating a ram-headed sphinx; cf. criocephalous adj./kriˈɑf(ə)rəs/ΘΚΠ
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cherubimical1731
cherubic1866
criophoric1885
criophorous1921
1921 G. A. F. Knight Nile & Jordan xiii. 160 Criophorous sphinxes lined the avenues of Thebes and other cities.
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