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manticore

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈmæntɪˌkɔɹ/Part of speech nounSorted aceimnortStarts with MEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From Latin mantichōras, from Ancient Greek μαρτιχόρας (martikhóras, “man-eater; tiger”), from Old Persian *martyahvārah (“man-eater”), from 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 (m-r-t-i-y /⁠martyaʰ⁠/, “man”).

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  • Now may I present to you the basilisk? Please down your goggles if you wish to resist From the fiery depths of the planet’s core The never sleeping for want of eating unholy stench of the manticore

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