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单词 androsphinx
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androsphinxn.

/ˈændrəʊsfɪŋks/
Etymology: < Greek ἀνδρόσϕιγξ, < ἀνδρο- male + Sphinx n.
A man-sphinx; a sphinx whose human portion is male.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > of classical mythology > Sphinx
Sphinx1420
androsphinx1607
phynx1688
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Fovre-footed Beastes 18 In the porch of Pallas..he placed such great colosses and Andro-sphinges, that it was afterward supposed he was buried therein.
1850 J. Leitch tr. C. O. Müller Anc. Art §228 Sphinxes or androsphinxes are lions with human heads.
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