Manticores - definition of Manticores by The Free Dictionary
Manticores - definition of Manticores by The Free Dictionary
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 (măn′tĭ-kôr′)
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 mantichōra, from Greek mantikhōras, variant of martiokhōras, from Old Iranian *martiya-khvāra-, man-eater : *martiya-, man; see mer- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + *-khvāra-, eater; see swel- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
manticore
(ˈmæntɪˌkɔː)
n
(Non-European Myth & Legend) a monster with a lion's body, a scorpion's tail, and a man's head with three rows of teeth. It roamed the jungles of India and, like the Sphinx, would ask travellers a riddle and kill them when they failed to answer it
[C21: from Latin manticora, from Greek mantichōrās, corruption of martichorās, from Persian mardkhora man-eater]
man•ti•core
(ˈmæn tɪˌkɔr, -ˌkoʊr)
n.
a legendary monster with a man's head, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or a scorpion.
[1300–50; Middle English < Latin mantichōrās < Greek]
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.