manticore
pronunciation
How to pronounce manticore in British English:
UK ['mæntɪkɔ:]
How to pronounce manticore in American English:
US ['mæntɪkoʊr]
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- Noun:
- a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion
Word Origin
- manticore (n.)
- fabulous monster with the body of a lion, head of a man, porcupine quills, and tail or sting of a scorpion, c. 1300, from Latin manticora, from Greek mantikhoras, corruption of martikhoras, perhaps from Iranian compound *mar-tiya-khvara "man-eater;" first element represented by Old Persian maritya- "man" (from PIE *mar-t-yo-, from *mer- "to die," thus "mortal, human;" see mortal (adj.)); second element by Old Persian kvar- "to eat," from PIE root *swel- (1) "to eat, drink" (see swallow (v.)).
Example
- 1. We know that you were breeding partners back at manticore .