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manticora

man·ti·cora

uncommon

noun

1.

a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion

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Origin

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin mantichōras, from Ancient Greek μαρτιχόρας (martikhóras).

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