Mantichora

2 definitions found

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

  mantichora \mantichora\, manticora \manticora\, manticore
  \manticore\n.
     A mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and
     the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion.
  
     Syn: manticore, mantichora, mantiger.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mantichora
       n : a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and
           the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion [syn: {manticore},
            {manticora}, {mantiger}]