Centaur
WordNet

noun


(1)   A conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
(2)   (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
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English



Noun



  1. One of a race of monsters having a head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
  2. A skillful horseman or horsewoman.
  3. (Rocketry) A U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with an Atlas or Titan booster to launch satellites and probes.
 
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