hieracosphinx

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Etymology

Ancient Greek ἱεράκων (hierákōn, hawk) and Σφίγξ (Sphínx, Sphinx), from σφίγγω (sphíngō, to squeeze)

Noun

hieracosphinx (plural hieracosphinxes)

  1. A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon.

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