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Complete Definition of "Centaur"

see|centaur
English
Image:ХиÑон обÑÑÐ°ÐµÑ ÐÑилла игÑе на лиÑе.jpg|right|200px|thumbnail|Centaur [[Chiron with Achilles (1)]]

Etymology
{ME}; Latin Centaurus; Greek (Kentauros); (Eng. usg. ca. 14c)

Noun
en-noun

  1. greekmyth one of a race of monsters having a head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
  2. astronomy An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune.
  3. a skillfull horseman or horsewoman.
  4. (Rocketry'') a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with an Atlas or Titan booster to launch satellites and probes.

Translations
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wikipedia
Japanese: ã±ã³ã¿ã¦ã«ã¹ (Kentaurusu)
Norwegian: kentaur m
Slovene: kentaver m

el:Centaur
gl:Centaur
ru:Centaur

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