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bucentaur

bucentaur noun: a supposed mythical monster, half ox, half man.

Noun

bucentaur (plural bucentaurs)

  1. A supposed mythical monster, half ox, half man.
  2. A Venetian barge modelled on the state barge (called Bucentaur) used annually on Ascension Day in the ancient ceremony of the marriage of the state with the Adriatic.

Forms of bucentaur

pluralbucentaurs

Origin of bucentaur

Supposedly from Ancient Greek, but perhaps invented later. See remarks at Wikipedia.

Questions about bucentaur

What does bucentaur mean?
Bucentaur means a supposed mythical monster, half ox, half man.
What part of speech is bucentaur?
Bucentaur is a noun.
What is the plural of bucentaur?
The plural of bucentaur is bucentaurs.

Words near bucentaur in the dictionary

  1. bucculatricids
  2. bucculent
  3. bucellarii
  4. bucellarius
  5. Bucellas
  6. bucentaur
  7. bucentaurs
  8. Bucephalas
  9. bucephalid
  10. bucephalids
  11. Bucephalus

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