китоврас

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic китоврасъ (kitovrasŭ), ultimately from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros).

Pronunciation

Noun

китовра́с (kitovrásm anim (genitive китовра́са, nominative plural китовра́сы, genitive plural китовра́сов)

  1. (mythology) a mythical creature in the East Slavic mythology similar to centaur
    Synonyms: кента́вр (kentávr), цента́вр (centávr, centaur)

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