manticore
Other forms: manticores
Watch out for the manticore — the name comes from the Persian word for “man-eater!” A manticore is a mythical creature with a man's head, a lion's body, and a scorpion's tail. And teeth. Lots of teeth.
The manticore is a fearsome half-beast half-human, with sharp quills like a porcupine. Fortunately, you're not likely to see a manticore anywhere outside a dream or mythology book, because it's a made-up monster. There are many such creatures in mythology, like a griffin that has a lion’s head and eagle wings, or an Egyptian sphinx with a human head and a lion’s body. But if you see a toothy, man-headed, lion-bodied guy with a sharp tail, it’s a manticore.
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a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpionsynonyms: mantichora, manticora, mantiger
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