sphinx
English Thesaurus
1. 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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | statue, |
| definition | : | a sculpture representing a human or animal (noun.artifact) |
2. (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | mythical creature, mythical monster, |
| definition | : | a monster renowned in folklore and myth (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | greek mythology, |
| definition | : | the mythology of the ancient Greeks (noun.group) |
3. an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret (noun.person)
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