hieracosphinx
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Etymology edit
Ancient Greek Ἱεράκων (Hierákōn, “hawk”) and σφίγξ (sphínx, “Sphinx”), from Σφίγγω (Sphíngō, “to squeeze”)
Noun edit
hieracosphinx (plural hieracosphinxes)
- A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon.