Cĕnʹtaur, n.

noun

n. [Lat. Centaurus, Gr. Κένταυρος, originally a herdsman, afterward a herdsman who fought on horseback; hence called Hippocentaur, q. v.; from κεντεῖν, to prick, goad, and -ταῦρος, bull.] (Myth.) A fabulous being, supposed to be half man and half horse.

An illustration of a centaur carrying a small winged figure. — Centaur (from an antique statue).