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manticore
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun manticore has 1 sense
- manticore(n = noun.person) mantichora, manticora, mantiger - a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion; Array is a kind of mythical creature, mythical monster
CIDE DICTIONARY
manticore, n.
A mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion. [WordNet 1.5]
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