androsphinx
[ an-druh-sfingks ]
/ ˈæn drəˌsfɪŋks /
noun, plural an·dro·sphinx·es, an·dro·sphin·ges [an-druh-sfin-jeez] /ˈæn drəˌsfɪn dʒiz/.
a sphinx with the head of a man.
Words nearby androsphinx
androphore,
andropov,
andros,
androsace,
androscoggin,
androsphinx,
androspore,
androstane,
androstene,
androstenediol,
androstenedione
Example sentences from the Web for androsphinx
Sometimes the androsphinx has human hands in place of the lion's paws.
A History of Art for Beginners and Students |Clara Erskine ClementThe form of which we have spoken as being that of the great Sphinx is called the androsphinx (Fig. 3).
A History of Art for Beginners and Students |Clara Erskine Clement
British Dictionary definitions for androsphinx
androsphinx
/ (ˈændrəˌsfɪŋks) /
noun plural -sphinxes or -sphinges (-ˌsfɪndʒiːz)
a sphinx having the head of a man