centauroid

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English

Etymology

centaur +‎ -oid

Adjective

centauroid (comparative more centauroid, superlative most centauroid)

  1. Resembling a centaur in shape — particularly, a creature having an upper humanoid torso adjoining the lower quadrupedal body where the creature's head should normally appear.
    • 1974, Poul Anderson, Fire Time:
      'Centauroid' was a very loose description. The burly two-armed torso merged smoothly with the four-legged barrel…

Noun

centauroid (plural centauroids)

  1. (fantasy, science fiction) A creature resembling a centaur.