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Sphynx¹

  • /ˈsfɪŋks/

Rhymes with -ɪŋks

proper noun sphynx

  1. dated Dated form of Sphinx (“Egyptian statue”). Where old Nile is everflowing, / And the Sphynx with heavy lids / Sits by ruins grim and sombre — / Onward to the Pyramids.

noun Sphynx · Sphynxes · sphynx

  1. A domestic cat of a breed with little or no hair, a narrow long head, and webbed feet. Sphynx cats are often called hairless cats. But Sphynx do have hair. Very short, fine hairs called down cover the Sphynx’s body.

sphynx²

noun sphynxes

  1. dated Dated form of sphinx (mythological creature).
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Sphynx (breed of cat).

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noun cat

한국어스핑크스 seupingkeuseu
日本語スフィンクス sufinkusu
中文斯芬克斯貓 /斯芬克斯猫 sīfēnkèsī māo, 加拿大無毛貓 /加拿大无毛猫 Jiānádà wúmáo māo
PortuguêsSphynx
FrançaisSphynx
DeutschSphynx, Sphinx
Italianogatto sphynx, sphynx
Русскийсфинкс sfinks

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@misc{sphynx_2026,
  title = {sphynx},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sphynx},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}