manticore

English

A manticore

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

• 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
• French: manticore (fr) m or f
• Greek:

  Ancient: μαντιχώρας m (mantikhṓras)

• Japanese: マンティコア (mantikoa)
• Marathi: मॅन्टिकोर m (mĕnṭikor)
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• Norwegian: manticora
• Portuguese: manticora, mantícora f
• Spanish: mantícora (es) f
• Swedish: mantikora c
• Tagalog: mantikora

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• cremation, crotamine

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French

Noun

manticore f (plural manticores)

1. manticore