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Sphynx

//ˈsfɪŋks// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Dated form of Sphinx (“Egyptian statue”). alt-of, dated

    "Where old Nile is everflowing, / And the Sphynx with heavy lids / Sits by ruins grim and sombre — / Onward to the Pyramids."

Noun
  1. 1
    A domestic cat of a breed with little or no hair, a narrow long head, and webbed feet.

    "Sphynx cats are often called hairless cats. But Sphynx do have hair. Very short, fine hairs called down cover the Sphynx’s body."

  2. 2
    Dated form of sphinx (mythological creature). alt-of, dated
  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of Sphynx (“breed of cat”). alt-of

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