Centauromachy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Centauromachy \Cen`tau*rom"a*chy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? centaur + ?
     battle.] (Ancient Art)
     A fight in which centaurs take part, -- a common theme for
     relief sculpture, as in the Parthenon metopes.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]