man·ti·core (m n t -kôr , -k r)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 mantich ra, from Greek mantikhras, variant of martiokhras, from Old Iranian *martiya-khv ra-, 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.
See also: Animals
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| Noun | 1. |  manticore - a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpionmythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth |
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