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sphinx [sfɪŋks]
sustantivo
1. esfinge (f)
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sphinx [sfinks]
sustantivo
1. Esfinge (f.); monstruo fabuloso, con cabeza de mujer y cuerpo de león, que proponía enigmas y devoraba a los que no podían explicarlos. (f)
2. Persona misteriosa o enigmática. (f)
3. Esfinge (m.), género de insectos lepidópteros. (m)
La esfinge egipcia no tenía alas, la griega sí.V. HAWK-MOTH.
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