noun
centaur
SEN-tor/ˈsentɔːr/
A mythical creature with a human upper body and a horse's lower body.
The centaur combines a man's upper body with a horse's four-legged body.
Etymology
Greek kentauros is of disputed origin. Early Greek literature used the name for a savage, horse-riding tribe; later it described the mythical beings with human upper bodies and horses’ bodies.
In context
you have this imagery of a centaur with a bow and arrow and aiming it off somewhere
More examples
- A wise centaur teaches the hero in the myth.
- The sculpture joins a horse's body to a centaur's human shoulders.
- Several centaurs appear in the ancient scene.
Forms
centaur · centaurs
Similar words
- satyr
- A different mythical figure combining human and animal features.
- minotaur
- A mythical creature with a bull's head and human body.