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Sphinx

/sfˈɪŋks/
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(noun) A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal, commonly a lion.

The Sphinx howled with rage.
The Sphinx began to walk around him.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The Great ____ of Giza is a massive limestone statue with the body of a lion and a human head.

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