sphinx
noun [ C ] uk/sfɪŋks/ us/sfɪŋks/ sphinx or sphinxes
(古老传说中长着女人头颅和狮子身体的)斯芬克斯
an ancient imaginary creature with a lion's body and a woman's head
the Sphinx (埃及开罗附近的)狮身人面像
a large stone statue with a lion's body and a person's head, that stands in the desert near Cairo in Egypt