Criosphinx
[krahy-uh-sfingks] /ˈkraɪ əˌsfɪŋks/
noun, plural criosphinxes, criosphinges [krahy-uh-sfin-jeez] /ˌkraɪ əˈsfɪn dʒiz/ (Show IPA)
1.
a sphinx with the head of a ram instead of a human.
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