centaur

2 definitions found

centaur - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Centaur \Cen"taur\ (s[e^]n"t[add]r), n. [L. centaurus, Gr.
     Ke`ntayros.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Class. Myth.) A fabulous being, represented as half man
        and half horse.
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     2. (Astron.) A constellation in the southern heavens between
        Hydra and the Southern Cross.
        [1913 Webster]

centaur - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  centaur
      n 1: (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and
           half horse
      2: a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near
         the Southern Cross [syn: Centaurus, Centaur]