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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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name
Dated form of Sphinx (“Egyptian statue”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, dated
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noun
A domestic cat of a breed with little or no hair, a narrow long head, and webbed feet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Dated form of sphinx (mythological creature).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, dated
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Sphynx (breed of cat).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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History
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Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
