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centaur.

A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛn.tɔː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɛn.tɔɹ/General-American/ˈsɛn.tɑɹ/General-American
  1. A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.

    Greek
  2. One of a number of icy planetoids that orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune.

    also · capitalized
  3. A chess-playing team comprising a human player and a computer who work together.

  4. A human and an AI who work together.

    broadly
Where this word comes from

From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros), from Κένταυρος (Kéntauros, “a member of a savage race from Thessaly”).

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