Androsphinx
a with the head of a man.
historical examples
the form of which we have spoken as being that of the great sphinx is called the androsphinx (fig. 3).
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sometimes the androsphinx has human hands in place of the lion’s paws.
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noun (pl) -sphinxes, -sphinges (-ˌsfɪndʒiːz)
a sphinx having the head of a man
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