Manticora
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Manticora is a noun meaning Any of various tiger beetles of genus Manticora.
Meaning
Any of various tiger beetles of genus Manticora.
More Meanings
- Alternative form of manticore.
Example Sentences
There was surely another creature standing guard inside, in lieu of the manticora Bink had known: the one at the Anniversary party.
There still are many questions concerning manticoras' behaviour and biology, nevertheless the facts already observed permit to form a basic picture.
Scar. In plainer Enargy, what are they? speake; But. Mantichoras, monstrous beastes, enemies to mankinde, that ha double rowes of teeth in their mouthes.
On the south transept there are some manticoras - creatures with the bodies of lions and the heads of men. Some of these are even more grotesque than the manticoras of the bestiaries.
Word Forms
- manticoras
Synonyms for manticora
Depending on context, synonyms include manticore.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include manticore, mantis, mantispid, mantid, cantharoid, cantharid.
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