sphinx
— Noun
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~ an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
sphinx
— Noun
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~ 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
Sphinx
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~ (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
sphinx moth
— Noun
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~ any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
sphygmomanometer
— Noun
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~ a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure
Sphyraena
— Noun
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~ type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae: barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
— Noun
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~ large (up to 6 ft) greyish-brown barracuda highly regarded as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers
Sphyraenidae
— Noun
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~ monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda