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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Minotaur /ˈmɪnətɔː, ˈmʌɪ-/

▶noun Greek Mythology a creature who was half-man and half-bull, kept in a labyrinth on Crete by king Minos and killed by Theseus.

– origin from OFr., via L. from Gk Minōtauros, lit. ‘bull of Minos’.

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