/min"euh tawr'/ , n.
1. Class. Myth. a monster, the offspring of Pasiphaë and the Cretan bull, that had the head of a bull on the body of a man: housed in the Cretan Labyrinth, it was fed on human flesh until Theseus, helped by Ariadne, killed it.
2. any person or thing that devours or destroys.
[ Minotaurus Minótauros, equiv. to Míno ( s ) MINOS + taúros bull ]