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Manticora

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as manticore.
  • noun. Same as Mantichora, 2.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion
  • Word Usage
    "Finally he encountered the manticora, which was a creature the size of a horse with the head of a man, body of a lion, wings of a dragon, and a huge scorpion's tail."