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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An occasional misspelling of sphinx.

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  • noun A domestic cat breed.

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Examples

  • Akon possessed 18 planets, of which the 5th was known as Sphynx, that mysterious world where Terrans and Akons had first made contact.

    Good Night, Mrs. Calabash 2010

  • To signal that they were devotees of this cult, most of the nobles of the empire had a hairless cat called the Sphynx in their household.

    Why men shave their heads. Ann Althouse 2008

  • Together, they are manufacturing a revolutionary com-puter chip, known as a Sphynx t-pram, a totally program'mable random access memory chip.

    The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

  • Among the Egyptians, the Sphynx was the symbol of religion, by reason of the obscurity of its mysteries.

    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 265, July 21, 1827 Various

  • The Brazilian wax is also known as the Sphynx-named after the rare breed of cat known for its lack of fur.

    TrinidadExpress Today's News 2010

  • The Brazilian wax is also known as the Sphynx-named after the rare breed of cat known for its lack of fur.

    TrinidadExpress Today's News Crysande Höchst 2010

  • "I thank you for your sympathy, Lady Esmondet; but I fear yours would be the only vote recorded in my favor, so the 'Sphynx' must needs make us her own."

    A Heart-Song of To-day Annie Gregg Savigny

  • This is weirdly Matthew Barney-esque: the creature itself looks remarkably like Aimee Mullins 'Cheetah/Sphynx in The Order sequence from Cremaster 3, and the abstract design resembles one of Barney's Cremaster logos … A Cameron/Barney collaboration?

    Check This Out: James Cameron's Avatar Na'vi Creature Design « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • "Why won't you tell me where she is?" he asked in his friendliest voice, and that would wheedle secrets from the Sphynx.

    In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010

  • But then Sphynx was their homeworld, after all, and the Terrans were only tolerated as visitors here.

    Good Night, Mrs. Calabash 2010

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