manticora

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of manticore. alt-of,alternative
    — Scar. In plainer Enargy, what are they? speake; But. Mantichoras, monstrous beastes, enemies to mankinde, that ha double rowes of teeth in their mouthes.
  2. Any of various tiger beetles of genus Manticora.
    — “A tuberous manticora!” he exclaimed. The insect began to move again, and as it crawled down to the entrance of the nostrils the tickling sensation became too much for endurance, and Benedict sneezed.

词形变化

manticoras plural manticoras plural

词源

词源 1
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin mantichōras, from Ancient Greek μαρτιχόρας (martikhóras).
词源 2
Borrowed from translingual Manticora, from the same source as Etymology 1.
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