sphinx
sphinx /sfɪŋks/ noun [C] (PLURAL sphinx or sphinxes)
1 F0 an ancient imaginary creature with a lion's body and a woman's head Thesaurus+: ↑Legendary and mythological charactersthe Sphinx2 F0 a large stone statue with a lion's body and a person's head, that stands in the desert near Cairo in Egypt Thesaurus+: ↑Sculpture |