"Sphinx" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Français]

IPA: \sfɛ̃ks\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-T. Le Berre-Sphinx.wav
  1. Créature fantastique de la mythologie grecque ; les poètes lui donnent la tête et les seins d’une femme, le corps d’un lion et les ailes d’un aigle ; il posait une énigme et dévorait ceux qui ne la résolvaient pas.
    Sense id: fr-Sphinx-fr-name-52mgyDz2 Categories (other): Créatures mythologiques en français, Exemples en français Topics: mythology
  2. Genre animal regroupant des insectes lépidoptères de la famille des Sphingidae.
    Sense id: fr-Sphinx-fr-name-NBZvG-lv Categories (other): Papillons en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Sphinge Translations: 스핑크스 (seupingkeuseu) (Coréen), Sfinkso (Espéranto), σφίγγα (sfínga) [feminine] (Grec), スフィンクス (sufinkusu) (Japonais)

Proper name [Luxembourgeois]

  1. Sphinx (créature mythologique).
    Sense id: fr-Sphinx-lb-name-zz8lsAjB Categories (other): Créatures mythologiques en luxembourgeois Topics: mythology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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