sphynx

sphynx
noun (plural sphynx or sphynxes) Etymology: probably alteration of sphinx; from the cat's appearance Date: 1970 any of a breed of large-eared virtually hairless cats that originated as a spontaneous mutation

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sphynx —  Pour l’article homophone, voir Sphinx. Sphynx …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sphynx — Gato esfinge. El Sphynx, o gato esfinge, es una raza de gato cuya característica más llamativa es su aparente ausencia de pelaje y su aspecto fornido y rechoncho. Aunque los ejemplares de la raza parecen ser gatos sin pelos, hay que destacar que… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Sphynx — Sphinx (mask. o. fem., Plural: Sphinxe oder Sphingen) bezeichnet: Sphinx (ägyptisch), eine Figur der ägyptischen Mythologie die Große Sphinx von Gizeh, ein bekanntes Bauwerk des Alten Ägypten Sphinx (griechisch), eine Figur der griechischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sphynx (chat) — Sphynx  Pour l’article homophone, voir Sphinx. Sphynx …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sphynx-Katze — Sphynx Standard Nr. Schulterhöhe Länge Gewicht Kater: Ø kg Kätzin: Ø kg …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sphynx de Bucegi — Le Sphynx de Bucegi est un rocher en forme de tête humaine, qui rappelle sous certain angle, la tête du Sphinx de Gizeh. Le Sphynx de Bucegi est situé dans les Carpates, au nord des monts Bucegi. La ville la plus proche du site est Busteni, qui… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sphynx (band) — Sphynx is a dance music act who hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1995 with the song What Hope Have I. Lead vocals on this track were sung by Sabrina Johnston, a female dance singer from New Jersey. Johnston also has US dance chart …   Wikipedia

  • Sphynx (cat) — Infobox Catbreed name = Sphynx imagecaption = altname = Canadian Hairless nickname = country = Canada aacestd = http://www.aaceinc.org/pages/breeds/sph.htm cfastd = http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/standards/sphynx.html acfastd = ticastd = ccastd =… …   Wikipedia

  • Sphynx du Don — Donskoy Donskoy …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sphynx (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Sphynx Type = studio Artist = Melechesh Released = March 24, 2003 Recorded = November 30, 2002 December 21 2002 at Los Angered Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden Genre = Blackened death metal Middle Eastern metal Length = 63:02… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”