manticore

English

A manticore

Etymology

From Latin mantichōras, from Ancient Greek μαρτιχόρας (martikhóras, “man-eater; tiger”), from Old Persian *martyahvārah (“man-eater”), from 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 (m-r-t-i-y /⁠martyaʰ⁠/, “man”).

Pronunciation

• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈmæntɪˌkɔɹ/
• Hyphenation: man‧ti‧core

Noun

manticore (plural manticores)

1. (Greek mythology) A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.

Translations

mythical creature

• Danish: manticore c
• Dutch: mantichora f
• Finnish: manticora, mantikori
• French: manticore (fr) f
• German: Mantikor m
• Greek:

  Ancient: μαντιχώρας m (mantikhṓras), μαρτιχόρας m (martikhóras)

• Italian: manticora f
• Japanese: マンティコア (mantikoa)
• Korean: 만티코어 (mantiko'eo)
• Latin: mantichōra f, mantichōras f
• Marathi: मॅन्टिकोर m (mĕnṭikor)
• Norwegian: manticora
• Persian: مردخوار sg
• Polish: mantykora (pl) f
• Portuguese: manticora, mantícora f
• Russian: мантико́ра (ru) f (mantikóra)
• Spanish: mantícora (es) f
• Swedish: mantikora (sv) c
• Tagalog: mantikora

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “manticore”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• cremation, crotamine

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃.ti.kɔʁ/

• Audio

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Noun

manticore f (plural manticores)

1. manticore