See manticore on Wiktionary
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2f/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lepticed7-manticore.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lepticed7-manticore.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2f/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lepticed7-manticore.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lepticed7-manticore.wav.ogg"
}
],
"word": "manticore"
}
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