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Ichthyocentaur

[ ik-thee-uh-sen-tawr ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.
  1. a sea creature with a human head and torso, the legs of a horse, and the tail of a fish.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ichthyocentaur1

< Greek ichthyokéntauros. See ichthyo-, centaur

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