transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmi-nə-ˌtȯr, ˈmī- ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin Minotaurus, from Greek Minōtauros, from Minōs + 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