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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἱεράκων“hawk”
- English todayhieracosphinx
Ancient Greek ἱεράκων (hierákōn, “hawk”) and Σφίγξ (Sphínx, “Sphinx”), from σφίγγω (sphíngō, “to squeeze”)
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hieracosphinx
Today it means: A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἱεράκων