Manticora
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of manticore. alt-of, alternative
"Scar. In plainer Enargy, what are they? speake; But. Mantichoras, monstrous beastes, enemies to mankinde, that ha double rowes of teeth in their mouthes."
- 2 Any of various tiger beetles of genus Manticora.
"“A tuberous manticora!” he exclaimed. The insect began to move again, and as it crawled down to the entrance of the nostrils the tickling sensation became too much for endurance, and Benedict sneezed."
- 3 a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion wordnet
Example
More examples"Scar. In plainer Enargy, what are they? speake; But. Mantichoras, monstrous beastes, enemies to mankinde, that ha double rowes of teeth in their mouthes."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin mantichōras, from Ancient Greek μαρτιχόρας (martikhóras).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from translingual Manticora, from the same source as Etymology 1.