manticore

Definitions

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. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.

Greek

Equivalents

Examples

“Now may I present⟳ to you the basilisk? Please⟳ down your goggles if you wish⟳ to resist⟳ From the fiery depths of the planet’s core The never sleeping for want⟳ of eating unholy stench of the manticore”

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