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Centaur

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Noun

1. centaur

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

2. centaur, centaurus

a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross

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Centaur

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noun
Greek mythology
one of a race of creatures with the head, arms, and torso of a man, and the lower body and legs of a horse
. Also called: hippocentaur

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Centaur

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noun
Greek Mythology
any of a race of monsters with a man's head, trunk, and arms, and a horse's body and legs

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Centaur

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n.
1. Greek Mythology One of a race of monsters having the head, arms, and trunk of a man and the body and legs of a horse.
2. Astronomy Any of a group of icy asteroids that orbit the sun primarily in the region between Jupiter and Neptune, whose orbits they cross. Some centaurs appear to be more like comets than asteroids.

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