ˈmantəˌkō(ə)r noun
also man·ti·cho·ra or man·ti·co·ra ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkōrə ; or man·ti·ger ˈ ̷ ̷tijə(r)
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English manticore, mantichora, from Latin mantichora, from Greek mantichōras, martichoras, of Iranian origin; akin to Old Persian martiya man, and to Old Persian khvar- to eat, Avestan khwar-
: a legendary animal having the head of a man often with horns, the body of a lion, and the tail of a dragon or scorpion