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manticore
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man·ti·core  (mnt-kôr, -kr)
n.
A legendary monster having the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail of a dragon or scorpion.
[Middle English manticores, from Latin mantichra, from Greek mantikhras, variant of martiokhras, from Old Iranian *martiya-khvra-, man-eater : *martiya-, man; see mer- in Indo-European roots + *-khvra-, eater; see swel- in Indo-European roots.]
manticore
a mythical or fabulous beast with the head of a man, the body of a lion or tiger, and the feet and tail of a dragon or scorpion. Also spelled mantichora.
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Noun1.manticore - a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpionmanticore - a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion
mantichora, manticora, mantiger
mythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth
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