Definition of Manticore

1. Noun. A mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion.

Exact synonyms: Mantichora, Manticora, Mantiger
Generic synonyms: Mythical Creature, Mythical Monster

Definition of Manticore

1. Noun. A mythical beast with the body of a lion, the tail of a scorpion, and the head of a man, said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Manticore

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Manticore

mantelet
mantelets
mantelletta
mantellettas
mantelpiece
mantelpieces
mantels
mantelshelf
mantelshelves
manteltree
mantes
manti
mantic
mantichora
manticora
manticore
manticores
mantid
mantids
mantienneite
manties
mantiger
mantilla
mantillas
mantinada
mantis
mantis crab
mantis crabs
mantis prawn
mantis shrimp

Literary usage of Manticore

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Same as manticore.— 2. [cap.] A genus of tiger-beetles of the family ... regarded as a family. manticore (man'ti-kör), «. [Also manticor, manticora ..."

2. The Pit-Prop Syndicate by Freeman W. Crofts (1922)
"THE Manticore A manticore is a monster with the head of a man, ... As the analysis proceeds, the manticore is among the symbols that emerge, ..."

3. Metrical Romances of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Centuries by Henry William Weber, Weber, Henry William, 1783-1818 (1810)
"The manticore is a monster having three rows of teeth, with the face of a man and ... Probably the same as the manticore described in the preceding note. ..."

4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... in the novel by Mrs. Shelly), Scylla and Charybdis, Cyclops, Erinnyes. harpy, siren, ogre (mase.), ogress (Jem.), bucen- taur, manche, manticore, ..."

5. A Glossary of Tudor and Stuart Words: Especially from the Dramatists by Walter William Skeat, Anthony Lawson Mayhew (1914)
"... homage, service due from tenants. manticore, a fabulous animal, compounded of a lion, porcupine, and scorpion, with a human head. Skelton, ed. Dyce, i. ..."

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