MANTICORE


Meaning of MANTICORE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈman-ti-ˌkȯr ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin mantichora, from Greek mantichōras

Date: 14th century

: a legendary animal with the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail of a dragon or scorpion

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