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satyral

satyral noun: a creature with a human head and the limbs of different animals.

Noun

satyral (plural satyrals)

  1. A creature with a human head and the limbs of different animals.
    • Two satyrals supported the arms of the lords Stawell.1847, Henry Gough, A Glossary of Terms Used in British Heraldry: With a Chronological Table, Illustrative of Its Rise and Progress, page 339
    • Behind the satyral, the foliage rustled, and to Jingo's mounting astonishment, a huge brown susquat rushed into the encampment and stood beside the satyral, growling and baring his teeth at the salax king. It was Hooks, and the ghastly[…]2011 10, Robert Louis Smith, Antiquitas Lost: The Last of the Shamalans, Medlock Publishing LLC, →ISBN

Forms of satyral

pluralsatyrals

Origin of satyral

From Old French satirel (“little satyr”); see satyr for more.

Questions about satyral

What does satyral mean?
Satyral means a creature with a human head and the limbs of different animals.
What part of speech is satyral?
Satyral is a noun.
What is the plural of satyral?
The plural of satyral is satyrals.

Words near satyral in the dictionary

  1. Satyashodhak
  2. Satyavati
  3. satyr
  4. satyr play
  5. satyr plays
  6. satyral
  7. satyrals
  8. satyre
  9. satyres
  10. satyresque
  11. satyress

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