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Definition: ANDROSPHINX

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A man sphinx; a sphinx having the head of a man and the body of a lion.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Androsphinx" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Androsphinx \An"dro*sphinx\, noun. [from Greek expression 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man sphinx.]. (references)

Definition: ANDROSPHINX

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A man sphinx; a sphinx having the head of a man and the body of a lion.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "ANDROSPHINX" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Androsphinx \An"dro*sphinx\, noun. [from Greek expression 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man sphinx.]. (references)