centaur

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Synonyms for centaur

noun giant animal; supernatural being

Antonyms for centaur

monsters

noun. giant animal; supernatural being

Word Origin & History

late 14c., from Latin centaurus, from Greek Kentauros, origin disputed. In early Greek literature they were a savage, horse-riding tribe from Thessaly; later they were monsters half horse, half man. The southern constellation of Centaurus is attested in English from 1550s but was known by that name to the Romans and known as a centaur to the Greeks. It has often been confused since classical times with Sagittarius.

Example Sentences for centaur

So might a mortal look if some strange hap brought him face to face with a centaur.

He was in the saddle in a flash, and sat there like a centaur.

The colossal figure of the Centaur was plainly distinguishable.

It is older than Hippocrates, older than Chiron the Centaur.

The first two laws are also ascribed to the centaur Cheiron.

The centaur and the satyr are no longer grotesque; the type is accepted.

In that rank he served on board the Centaur, the flagship on the Brazilian station.

This is a star of the first magnitude, Alpha in the constellation of the Centaur.

Another of the most beautiful, on account of its regularity, is that of the Centaur (Fig. 22).

With the grace of a Centaur, the rider swung his mount in beside them and doffed his hat.

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