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sphinx

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Noun

one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians

(Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon

an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret

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