Ichthyocentaur

 [ik-thee-uh-sen-tawr]  

Ich·thy·o·cen·taur

   [ik-thee-uh-sen-tawr]
noun Classical Mythology.
a sea creature with a human head and torso, the legs of a horse, and the tail of a fish.
Origin:
< Greek ichthyokéntauros. See ichthyo-, centaur
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