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Centaur has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

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

2

a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross

3

A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.

4

One of a race of monsters having a head, torso, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse. Often depicted as rowdy drunkards, with Chiron being a notable exception.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
mythical monster
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Chiron
Rhyming Words
aur baur daur gaur kaur laur maur saur scaur chaur knaur restaur mesosaur aetosaur mosasaur minotaur balisaur torosaur barosaur pedosaur
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