manticore

noun

man·ti·core ˈman-ti-ˌkȯr How to pronounce manticore (audio)

: a legendary animal with the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail of a dragon or scorpion

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A mythical creature of ancient fables, the manticore keeps company with the better-known unicorn, dragon, and griffin. Descriptions of the manticore's features sometimes differ (some accounts mention porcupine quills or poisonous spikes, for example; others depict the tail as having a serpent's head), but the animal is by all accounts a dreadful beast. The word manticore came to English through the Greek mantichōras and Latin mantichora, and is probably ultimately of Iranian origin. Etymologists think it is related to an Old Persian word for "man-eater."

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Recent Examples on the Web When the strength card appeared, with its image of a manticore — a mythical man/lion/scorpion beast — the songwriters had an epiphany.

Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2022 Berry is Shlub, Tyrannis’ father, a mantitaur (half centaur [horse + human], half manticore [lion + human + scorpion]).

Joe Otterson, Variety, 8 Sep. 2021 In the repertoire of Renaissance cartographers, fierce mythical beasts—from sea serpents to manticores—represented dangers of unknown worlds.

Michael Engelhard, Smithsonian, 31 May 2017 Each terrace holds nasty monsters, alternating with water or dry-land creatures: giant crayfish, giant scorpions, sea lions, and three manticores.

Ken Denmead, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2010

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释义	manticore noun man·ti·core ˈman-ti-ˌkȯr : a legendary animal with the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail of a dragon or scorpion Did you know? A mythical creature of ancient fables, the manticore keeps company with the better-known unicorn, dragon, and griffin. Descriptions of the manticore's features sometimes differ (some accounts mention porcupine quills or poisonous spikes, for example; others depict the tail as having a serpent's head), but the animal is by all accounts a dreadful beast. The word manticore came to English through the Greek mantichōras and Latin mantichora, and is probably ultimately of Iranian origin. Etymologists think it is related to an Old Persian word for "man-eater." Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web When the strength card appeared, with its image of a manticore — a mythical man/lion/scorpion beast — the songwriters had an epiphany. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2022 Berry is Shlub, Tyrannis’ father, a mantitaur (half centaur [horse + human], half manticore [lion + human + scorpion]). Joe Otterson, Variety, 8 Sep. 2021 In the repertoire of Renaissance cartographers, fierce mythical beasts—from sea serpents to manticores—represented dangers of unknown worlds. Michael Engelhard, Smithsonian, 31 May 2017 Each terrace holds nasty monsters, alternating with water or dry-land creatures: giant crayfish, giant scorpions, sea lions, and three manticores. Ken Denmead, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2010 Word History Etymology Middle English, from Latin mantichora, from Greek mantichōras First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined above
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manticore

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