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centauroid

adj, noun — 2 senses

centauroid

adj

Etymology From centaur + -oid.

1

Resembling a centaur in shape — particularly, a creature having an upper humanoid torso adjoining the lower quadrupedal body where the creature's head should normally appear.

  • 'Centauroid' was a very loose description. The burly two-armed torso merged smoothly with the four-legged barrel…1974, Poul Anderson, Fire Time:

centauroid

noun

Etymology From centaur + -oid.

1

Fantasy, Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction A creature resembling a centaur.

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