Definition of manticore in English:

manticore

noun ˈmantɪkɔːˈman(t)iˌkôr

A mythical animal typically depicted as having the body of a lion, the head of a man, and the sting of a scorpion.
（传说中的）人面狮身蝎尾怪兽
Example sentencesExamples
- Saladin discovers that his fellow inmates have been transformed into beasts - water buffaloes, snakes, manticores.
- Instead he pointed at the map and showed me where the tunnel led and, well, it wouldn't be very pleasuring if we got eaten alive by manticores… So we went down the other tunnel and didn't stop.
- One had skulls - apparently from mythical beasts such as unicorns, manticores, and other creatures; while another stand had large wooden pipes, each one trembling slightly.
- Perhaps it's the Unicorn's very ability to resist such temptation, that's kept our numbers down, but like the manticore and the chimera I have great reasons to suspect the propriety of some of my ancestors.
- Historically, too, medieval mapmakers and geographers filled unknown regions with such beasties: centaurs, mermaids, manticores and Tartary lambs.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek mantikhōras, corrupt reading in Aristotle for martikhoras, from an Old Persian word meaning 'maneater'.

Definition of manticore in US English:

manticore

nounˈman(t)iˌkôr

A mythical beast typically depicted as having the body of a lion, the face of a man, and the sting of a scorpion.
（传说中的）人面狮身蝎尾怪兽
Example sentencesExamples
- Instead he pointed at the map and showed me where the tunnel led and, well, it wouldn't be very pleasuring if we got eaten alive by manticores… So we went down the other tunnel and didn't stop.
- Saladin discovers that his fellow inmates have been transformed into beasts - water buffaloes, snakes, manticores.
- Historically, too, medieval mapmakers and geographers filled unknown regions with such beasties: centaurs, mermaids, manticores and Tartary lambs.
- Perhaps it's the Unicorn's very ability to resist such temptation, that's kept our numbers down, but like the manticore and the chimera I have great reasons to suspect the propriety of some of my ancestors.
- One had skulls - apparently from mythical beasts such as unicorns, manticores, and other creatures; while another stand had large wooden pipes, each one trembling slightly.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek mantikhōras, corrupt reading in Aristotle for martikhoras, from an Old Persian word meaning ‘maneater’.

词汇	manticore
释义	Definition of manticore in English: manticore noun ˈmantɪkɔːˈman(t)iˌkôr A mythical animal typically depicted as having the body of a lion, the head of a man, and the sting of a scorpion. （传说中的）人面狮身蝎尾怪兽 Example sentencesExamples Saladin discovers that his fellow inmates have been transformed into beasts - water buffaloes, snakes, manticores. Instead he pointed at the map and showed me where the tunnel led and, well, it wouldn't be very pleasuring if we got eaten alive by manticores… So we went down the other tunnel and didn't stop. One had skulls - apparently from mythical beasts such as unicorns, manticores, and other creatures; while another stand had large wooden pipes, each one trembling slightly. Perhaps it's the Unicorn's very ability to resist such temptation, that's kept our numbers down, but like the manticore and the chimera I have great reasons to suspect the propriety of some of my ancestors. Historically, too, medieval mapmakers and geographers filled unknown regions with such beasties: centaurs, mermaids, manticores and Tartary lambs. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek mantikhōras, corrupt reading in Aristotle for martikhoras, from an Old Persian word meaning 'maneater'. Definition of manticore in US English: manticore nounˈman(t)iˌkôr A mythical beast typically depicted as having the body of a lion, the face of a man, and the sting of a scorpion. （传说中的）人面狮身蝎尾怪兽 Example sentencesExamples Instead he pointed at the map and showed me where the tunnel led and, well, it wouldn't be very pleasuring if we got eaten alive by manticores… So we went down the other tunnel and didn't stop. Saladin discovers that his fellow inmates have been transformed into beasts - water buffaloes, snakes, manticores. Historically, too, medieval mapmakers and geographers filled unknown regions with such beasties: centaurs, mermaids, manticores and Tartary lambs. Perhaps it's the Unicorn's very ability to resist such temptation, that's kept our numbers down, but like the manticore and the chimera I have great reasons to suspect the propriety of some of my ancestors. One had skulls - apparently from mythical beasts such as unicorns, manticores, and other creatures; while another stand had large wooden pipes, each one trembling slightly. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek mantikhōras, corrupt reading in Aristotle for martikhoras, from an Old Persian word meaning ‘maneater’.
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