hieracosphinx

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἱεράκων (hierákōn, “hawk”) and Σφίγξ (Sphínx, “Sphinx”), from σφίγγω (sphíngō, “to squeeze”)

Noun

hieracosphinx (plural hieracosphinxes)

1. A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon.

Related terms

• androsphinx
• criosphinx

Translations

Translations

• French: hiéracosphinx (fr) m