Sphinx Baboon
the Cynocephalus sphinx, a large species from the west of Africa. They are good-tempered and playful when young, but become morose and fierce as they grow older. They bear confinement well, and are common in menageries.
SPHINX MOTH (Sphinx Convolvuli), a species of moth belonging to the family Sphingidae, and deriving its popular name from supposed resemblance which its caterpillars present when they a SPIDER raise the fore part of their bodies to the "sphinx" of Egyptian celebrity. The sphinx moth is common in some parts of the United States.
SPICE ISLANDS. See MOLUCCAS.