CENTAUR


Meaning of CENTAUR in English

[ 'sɛntɔ: ]

■ noun Greek Mythology a creature with the head, arms, and torso of a man and the body and legs of a horse.

Origin

via L. from Gk kentauros , the Gk name for a Thessalonian tribe of expert horsemen.

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