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Complete Definition of "centaur"

see|Centaur
English
Image:Centaure_Malmaison.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A bronze statue of a centaur
Etymology
From L. centaurus < AGr. polytonic|κένταυρος (kentauros) < polytonic|Κένταυρος (Kentauros) "A member of a savage race from Thessaly"

Pronunciation
enPR|sĕn'tô(r)
IPA|/ˈsɛntɔː(r)/
SAMPA|/"sEntO:(r)/
wikipedia|Centaur
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛntɔː(r)|-ɛntɔː(r)

Noun
en-noun

  1. greekmyth: A mythical beast having a horse's body with a human head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)
trans-top|Mythical half horse, half man
French: centaure m
Latin: centaurus m
Norwegian: kentaur m
Portuguese: centauro m
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Russian: кентавр /k'entávr/ m
Slovak: centaurus#Slovak|centaurus m
Slovene: kentaver m (as a creature), Kentaver m (as a member of a 'people')
Traditional Chinese: 名騎手 (literally 'Famous equestrian')
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See also
faun
minotaur
satyr

Category:Mythological creatures

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