manticora
Collocations
3ADJ.
dried, tuberous
MANTICORA + NOUN
beetle
PREP.
from, on
Definitions
noun
Alternative form of manticore.
Scar. In plainer Enargy, what are they? speake; But. Mantichoras, monstrous beastes, enemies to mankinde, that ha double rowes of teeth in their mouthes.
An inscribed example of the manticora occurs on the remarkable sculptured twelfth century bestiary at Souvigny in France, illustrated by De Caumont in his Abécdaire d' Archéologie, p. 273. Here the manticora wears a Phrygian cap, like the Magi and Three Children in the Fiery Furnace, in all cases to show their Eastern origin.
noun
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.
There still are many questions concerning manticoras' behaviour and biology, nevertheless the facts already observed permit to form a basic picture.
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Synonyms
noun — a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and t
- manticore
- mantichora
- mantiger
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6Scar. In plainer Enargy, what are they? speake; But. Mantichoras, monstrous beastes, enemies to mankinde, that ha double rowes of teeth in their mouthes.
WiktionaryAn inscribed example of the manticora occurs on the remarkable sculptured twelfth century bestiary at Souvigny in France, illustrated by De Caumont in his Abécdaire d' Archéologie, p. 273. Here the ma
WiktionaryOn the south transept there are some manticoras - creatures with the bodies of lions and the heads of men. Some of these are even more grotesque than the manticoras of the bestiaries.
Wiktionary“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.
WiktionaryThere still are many questions concerning manticoras' behaviour and biology, nevertheless the facts already observed permit to form a basic picture.
WiktionaryThese rare and eclectic curiosities were just part of an expansive collection of exotic rarities that ranged from a dried Manticora beetle to a comet fragment bought at a rest stop in the Mojave Deser
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