manticore
English
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Etymology
From Latin mantichōra, from Ancient Greek μαντιχώρας (mantikhṓras), μαρτιχόρας (martikhóras), μαρτιοχώρας (martiokhṓras, “man-eater; tiger”), from Old Persian *𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎹-𐎧𐎺𐎠𐎼 (*martya-χvāra, “man-eater”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: man‧ti‧core
Noun
manticore (plural manticores)
- (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
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Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “manticore”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
French
Noun
manticore f (plural manticores)
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