manticora
/ˌmæntɪˈkɔrə/
noun
- A variant spelling of manticore, a mythical creature with a lion's body, a human head, and a tail that shoots spines.
- The museum's exhibit included a model of a manticora with sharp tail spikes.
- The old manuscript described a manticora that terrorized the countryside.
- In the fantasy novel, the hero fought a manticora in a dark forest.
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