n. (in Greek mythology) a man with a bull's head, kept in a Cretan labyrinth and fed with human flesh.
[ ME f. OF f. L Minotaurus f. Gk Minotauros f. Minos, legendary king of Crete (see MINOAN) + tauros bull ]
n. (in Greek mythology) a man with a bull's head, kept in a Cretan labyrinth and fed with human flesh.
[ ME f. OF f. L Minotaurus f. Gk Minotauros f. Minos, legendary king of Crete (see MINOAN) + tauros bull ]
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