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Hippocentaur

Hippocentaur \Hip`po*cen"taur\, n. [L. hippocentaurus, Gr. ?; "i`ppos horse + ? centaur.] (Myth.) Same as Centaur.

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hippocentaur

n. centaur

Usage examples of "hippocentaur".

We are in their eyes like hippocentaurs, except that we are part of a tortoise instead of part of a horse, or else they take us for a parasite or fibrous growth on the shell.