centaur
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- (astronomy): Centaur
Etymology [edit]
From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kentauros), from Κένταυρος (Kentauros, “a member of a savage race from Thessaly”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- enPR: sĕn'tô(r), IPA: /ˈsɛntɔː(r)/, X-SAMPA: /"sEntO:(r)/
- Rhymes: -ɛntɔː(r)
- (US, Canada) IPA: /ˈsɛntɑɹ/
Noun [edit]
centaur (plural centaurs)
- (Greek mythology) A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.
- (astronomy) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune (also capitalized)
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
mythical half-man, half-horse
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