centauroid

centauroid adjective: 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.

Adjective

centauroid (comparative more centauroid, superlative most centauroid)

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.
- 'Centauroid' was a very loose description. The burly two-armed torso merged smoothly with the four-legged barrel…1974, Poul Anderson, Fire Time

Noun

centauroid (plural centauroids)

A creature resembling a centaur.

centauroid meaning in Bengali

centauroid in Bengali

আকারে কেন্টরের মতো, কেন্টর সদৃশ কোনো জীব

Forms of centauroid

Adjective
comparative	more centauroid
superlative	most centauroid
Noun
plural	centauroids

Origin of centauroid

From centaur + -oid.

Questions about centauroid

What does centauroid mean?: Centauroid means 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.
What is centauroid in Bengali?: Centauroid in Bengali is আকারে কেন্টরের মতো, কেন্টর সদৃশ কোনো জীব. See Centauroid meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is centauroid?: Centauroid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near centauroid in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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