plural sphynx or sphynxes
: any of a breed of large-eared virtually hairless cats that originated as a spontaneous mutation
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Breeding and Purebred Demand The desire for purebred cats like Siamese or sphynx contributes to the crisis.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Despite their lack of a coat, sphynx cats require regular grooming to manage oils that would normally be absorbed by fur.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Cat breeds at risk include those with thin or no fur coats, such as bambino, sphynx, Donskoy (Russian hairless) and Peterbald, according to Dr. Danielle DeMel, a critical care specialist from ACCESS Specialty Animal Hospital in Pasadena.
—Neenma Ebeledike, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
Pixie, Lamy and Owens’s hairless sphynx cat, slinks across the black plywood dining table hunting for food.
—Nick Haramis Ola Rindal Dogukan Nesanir, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Vintage store owner Hailey Clemens commemorated her own sphynx, Frank, in 2020 and chose the method for its imperfection.
—Hannah Baxter, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2023
Death is represented by a cat skull; the Chariot is a cat in a wheelchair; and the Devil is a sphynx in a chain collar.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2022
Young visitors at Meerkat Friends; a sphynx cat named Jelly at Mao Cafe; a 10-year-old sulcata tortoise named Kkobugi at Marie N Zoo.
—Yael Martínez, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2022
Still, the ship’s real VIP is Bug Naked, Captain Kate’s elusive elf sphynx.
—Katie Jackson, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Despite their lack of a coat, sphynx cats require regular grooming to manage oils that would normally be absorbed by fur.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Cat breeds at risk include those with thin or no fur coats, such as bambino, sphynx, Donskoy (Russian hairless) and Peterbald, according to Dr. Danielle DeMel, a critical care specialist from ACCESS Specialty Animal Hospital in Pasadena.
—Neenma Ebeledike, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
Pixie, Lamy and Owens’s hairless sphynx cat, slinks across the black plywood dining table hunting for food.
—Nick Haramis Ola Rindal Dogukan Nesanir, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Vintage store owner Hailey Clemens commemorated her own sphynx, Frank, in 2020 and chose the method for its imperfection.
—Hannah Baxter, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2023
Death is represented by a cat skull; the Chariot is a cat in a wheelchair; and the Devil is a sphynx in a chain collar.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2022
Young visitors at Meerkat Friends; a sphynx cat named Jelly at Mao Cafe; a 10-year-old sulcata tortoise named Kkobugi at Marie N Zoo.
—Yael Martínez, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2022
Still, the ship’s real VIP is Bug Naked, Captain Kate’s elusive elf sphynx.
—Katie Jackson, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
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“Sphynx.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sphynx. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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