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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
centaur /ˈsɛntɔː/

▶noun Greek Mythology a creature with the head, arms, and torso of a man and the body and legs of a horse.

– origin via L. from Gk kentauros, the Gk name for a Thessalonian tribe of expert horsemen.

'centaur' also found in these Oxford entries:

centaury - Sagittarius

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