[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

papion \pa"pion\, n. prob. from native name: cf. sp. papion.
   zool.
   a west african baboon cynocephalus sphinx, allied to the
   chacma. its color is generally chestnut, varying in tint.
   1913 webster
see also:
cynocephalus sphinx 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sphinx \sphinx\, n. l., from gr. sfi`gx, usually derived from
   sfi`ggein to bind tight or together, as if the throttler.
   1.
      a in egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry,
          having a human head, or the head of a ram or of a
          hawk, upon the wingless body of a lion.
          1913 webster

                the awful ruins of the days of old . . .
                or jasper tomb, or mutilated sphinx. --shelley.
          1913 webster
      b on greek art and mythology, a she-monster, usually
          represented as having the winged body of a lion, and
          the face and breast of a young woman.

   note: the most famous grecian sphinx, that of thebes in
         boeotia, is said to have proposed a riddle to the
         thebans, and killed those who were unable to guess it.
         the enigma was solved by oedipus, whereupon the
         sphinx slew herself. "subtle as sphinx." --shak.
         1913 webster

   2. hence: a person of enigmatical character and purposes,
      especially in politics and diplomacy.
      1913 webster

   3. zool. any one of numerous species of large moths of the
      family sphingidae; -- called also hawk moth. see also
      tomato worm.
      1913 webster

   note: the larva is a stout naked caterpillar which, when at
         rest, often assumes a position suggesting the egyptian
         sphinx, whence the name.
         1913 webster

   4. zool. the guinea, or sphinx, baboon cynocephalus
      sphinx.
      1913 webster

   sphinx baboon zool., a large west african baboon
      cynocephalus sphinx, often kept in menageries.

   sphinx moth. zool. same as sphinx, 3.
      1913 webster
see also:
sphingidae hawk moth tomato worm cynocephalus sphinx sphinx baboon cynocephalus sphinx 
sphinx moth sphinx 

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SPHINX - Definition
...The most famous Grecian sphinx, that of Thebes in B[oe]otia, is said to have proposed a.....a large West African baboon ({Cynocephalus sphinx}), often kept in menageries. {Sphinx.....The enigma was solved by [OE]dipus, whereupon the sphinx slew herself. ``Subtle as sphinx..
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Definition of Sphinx from dictionary.net
...The most famous Grecian sphinx, that of Thebes in B[oe]otia, is said to have proposed a.....a large West African baboon (Cynocephalus sphinx), often kept in menageries. Sphinx moth.....Sphinx] 3: one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of..
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SPHINX - Definition
...The most famous Grecian sphinx, that of Thebes in B[oe]otia, is said to have proposed a.....a large West African baboon ({Cynocephalus sphinx}), often kept in menageries. {Sphinx.....The enigma was solved by [OE]dipus, whereupon the sphinx slew herself. ``Subtle as sphinx..
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sphinx from On-line Medical Dictionary
...The most famous Grecian sphinx, that of Thebes in Boeotia, is said to have proposed a.....The enigma was solved by oedipus, whereupon the sphinx slew herself. "Subtle as sphinx." 2.....zoology> The Guinea, or sphinx, baboon (Cynocephalus sphinx). <zoology> Sphinx baboon Same as Sphinx..
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PAPION - Definition
...A West African baboon ({Cynocephalus sphinx}), allied to the chacma. Its color is generally chestnut..
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/papion, score=76, date indexed=February 26, 2005, 6:50 am

Definition of Hawk Moth from dictionary.net
...The most famous Grecian sphinx, that of Thebes in B[oe]otia, is said to have proposed a.....The most famous Grecian sphinx, that of Thebes in B[oe]otia, is said to have proposed a.....a large West African baboon (Cynocephalus sphinx), often kept in menageries. Sphinx moth..
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sphinx
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papion from On-line Medical Dictionary
...zoology> A West African baboon (Cynocephalus sphinx), allied to the chacma. Its colour is generally..
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PAPION definition
...zoology> A West African baboon (Cynocephalus sphinx), allied to the chacma. Its colour is generally..
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