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centaur

cen·taur

UK/ˈsɛn.tɔː/ US/ˈsɛn.tɔɹ/ uncommon

noun

1.

(classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse

Origin

From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros), from Κένταυρος (Kéntauros, “a member of a savage race from Thessaly”).

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