Definition von manticore im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
A mythical beast with the body of a lion, the tail of a scorpion, and the head of a man, said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane
a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion
manticore
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Etymologie
() Latin mantichōra, from Greek μαντιχώρας (mantichōras), μαρτιχόρας (martichoras), μαρτιοχώρας (martiochōras) "man-eater, tiger", from Old Persian *martya-χvāra "man-eater".