[ 'mɪnətɔ: , 'mʌɪ- ]
■ noun Greek Mythology a creature who was half-man and half-bull, kept in a labyrinth on Crete by king Minos and killed by Theseus.
Origin
from OFr., via L. from Gk Minōtauros , lit. 'bull of Minos'.
[ 'mɪnətɔ: , 'mʌɪ- ]
■ noun Greek Mythology a creature who was half-man and half-bull, kept in a labyrinth on Crete by king Minos and killed by Theseus.
Origin
from OFr., via L. from Gk Minōtauros , lit. 'bull of Minos'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004