androsphinx (plural androsphinxes)
A sphinx with the head of a man.
• gynosphinx
Source: Wiktionary
An"dro*sphinx, n. Etym: [Gr. (Egypt. Art.)
Definition: A man sphinx; a sphinx having the head of a man and the body of a lion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
