Manticore

Quick meaning: Manticore is a noun meaning (Greek mythology) A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.

Meaning

(Greek mythology) A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.

Example Sentences

Now may I present to you the basilisk? Please down your goggles if you wish to resist From the fiery depths of the planet’s core The never sleeping for want of eating unholy stench of the manticore

Word Forms

• manticores

Synonyms for manticore

Depending on context, synonyms include manticora.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include manticora, sphinx, cockatrice, hieracosphinx, scorpioid, dragon.

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