Minotaur

Minotaur
Minotaur Min"o*taur (m[i^]n"[-o]*t[add]r), n. [L. Minotaurus, Gr. Minw`tayros; Mi`nos, the husband of Pasipha["e] + tay^ros a bull, the Minotaur being the offspring of Pasipha["e] and a bull: cf. F. minotaure.] (Class. Myth.) A fabled monster, half man and half bull, confined in the labyrinth constructed by D[ae]dalus in Crete. [1913 Webster]

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