n.
Pronunciation: ' mi-n ə - ˌ to ̇ r, ' m ī -
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin Minotaurus, from Greek Min ō tauros, from Min ō s + tauros bull
Date: 14th century
: a monster shaped half like a man and half like a bull, confined in the labyrinth built by Daedalus for Minos, and given a periodic tribute of youths and maidens as food until slain by Theseus