noun
Meaning 1
Alternative form of manticore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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manticora
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of various tiger beetles of genus Manticora.
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noun
Meaning 3
a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: manticore, mantichora, mantiger
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mythical monster, mythical creature
History
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin mantichōras, from Ancient Greek μαρτιχόρας (martikhóras).
Borrowed from translingual Manticora, from the same source as Etymology 1.