"centauroid" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more centauroid [comparative], most centauroid [superlative]
Etymology: From centaur + -oid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|centaur|oid}} centaur + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj}} centauroid (comparative more centauroid, superlative most centauroid)
  1. Resembling a centaur in shape — particularly, a creature having an upper humanoid torso adjoining the lower quadrupedal body where the creature's head should normally appear. Categories (topical): Fictional characters
    Sense id: en-centauroid-en-adj-dVP2bYdw Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48

Noun

Forms: centauroids [plural]
Etymology: From centaur + -oid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|centaur|oid}} centaur + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} centauroid (plural centauroids)
  1. (fantasy, science fiction) A creature resembling a centaur. Categories (topical): Fantasy, Science fiction, Fictional characters
    Sense id: en-centauroid-en-noun-uo~uQRXb Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Topics: fantasy, literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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