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sphinx <pl - [or -es]> [sfɪŋks] N

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The flowers open in the evening instead of the day due to pollination by sphinx moths, which are active at night. en.wikipedia.org

The images of fantastic animals, (griffins, sphinxes, winged animals, and beasts with human heads) were depicted in their works with a distinctive style. en.wikipedia.org

During the orientalising period, such tripods were frequently decorated with figural protomes, in the shape of griffins, sphinxes and other fantastic creatures. en.wikipedia.org

The scene is flanked by two sphinxes which are separated from it by a band of lotus blossoms and palmettes. en.wikipedia.org

They received praise, and were entitled to wear buttons and other equipment decorated with a sphinx. en.wikipedia.org

He is fueled by contradictory impulses, represented by the black and white sphinxes that pull his chariot. en.wikipedia.org

The image of the sphinx appeared when the rock, having an 8 m height and a 12 m width, was watched from a certain angle. en.wikipedia.org

The top of the plaque shows a pair of sphinxes flanking a lotus blossom and framed by two date palms. en.wikipedia.org

Another aperiodic tiling, the sphinx tiling, is like the rhombille tiling based on the hexagonal lattice. en.wikipedia.org

In the 1990s four new sphinxes were located on the roof. en.wikipedia.org

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