"centaurian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more centaurian [comparative], most centaurian [superlative]
Etymology: From centaur + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|centaur|ian}} centaur + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} centaurian (comparative more centaurian, superlative most centaurian)
  1. Pertaining to or reminiscent of a centaur.
    Sense id: en-centaurian-en-adj-yTmxHfaF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian

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