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criosphinxes

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cri⋅o⋅sphinx

[krahyuh-sfingks]
–noun, plural cri⋅o⋅sphinx⋅es, cri⋅o⋅sphin⋅ges [krahy-uh-sfin-jeez] .
a sphinx with the head of a ram instead of a human.
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cri·o·sphinx   (krī'ə-sfĭngks')   
n.  A sphinx with the head of a ram.

[Greek krīos, ram; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots + sphinx.]
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