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CRIO-SPHINX

\kɹˈiːə͡ʊsfˈɪŋks], \kɹˈiːə‍ʊsfˈɪŋks], \k_ɹ_ˈiː__əʊ_s_f_ˈɪ_ŋ_k_s]\

Definitions of CRIO-SPHINX

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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A ram's-headed sphinx.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

kr[=i]'[=o]-sfingks, n. a ram-headed sphinx. [Gr. krios, a ram, sphingx, a sphinx.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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