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Centaur

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Centaur
Centauress, bi John La Farge
GroupinLeegendar craitur
Sub groupinHybrid
Seemilar craitursMinotaur, satyr, harpy
MeethologieGreek
Ither name(s)Kentaur, Κένταυρος, Centaurus, Sagittary
RegionGreece, Cyprus
HabitatLaund

A centaur (Greek: Κένταυρος, Kéntauros, Laitin: centaurus), or occasionally hippocentaur, is a meethological craitur wi the upper bouk o a human an the lawer bouk o a horse.[1][2]

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  1. "Definition of centaur". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Archived frae the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 19 Apryle 2013.
  2. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam Company (1961), s.v. hippocentaur.