Associations to the word «Manticore»

Wiktionary

MANTICORE, noun. (Persian mythology), (Greek mythology) A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. May be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.

Dictionary definition

MANTICORE, noun. A mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley