Manticore Definition
măntĭ-kôr
noun
A mythical monster with the body and legs of a lion, the face of a man, and a tail ending in a sting.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- mantiger
- manticora
- mantichora
Other Word Forms of Manticore
Noun
Singular:
manticore
Plural:
manticoresOrigin of Manticore
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Middle English manticores from Latin mantichōra from Greek mantikhōras variant of martiokhōras from Old Iranian martiya-khvāra- man-eater martiya- man mer- in Indo-European roots -khvāra- eater swel- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Latin mantichōra, from Greek μαντιχώρας (mantichōras), μαρτιχόρας (martichoras), μαρτιοχώρας (martiochōras) "man-eater, tiger", from Old Persian *martya-χvāra "man-eater".
From Wiktionary
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