Centaur

Pronunciation

• enPR: sÄ•n'tô(r), IPA: /ˈsÉ›ntɔː(r)/
• Rhymes: -É›ntɔː(r)
• US IPA: /ˈsÉ›ntɑɹ/
• Hyphenation: cen + taur

Alternative forms

• (astronomy) Centaur

Origin

From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος, from Κένταυρος (Kentauros, "a member of a savage race from Thessaly").

Full definition of centaur

Noun

1. (Greek mythology) A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.
2. (astronomy) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune (also capitalized)

Synonyms

• hippocentaur

Anagrams

• uncrate