minotaur

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/ˈmɪnəˌtɔː(ɹ)//ˈmaɪnəˌtɔː(ɹ)/Canada, US, also/ˈmɪnəˌtɑɹ/Canada, US, also/ˈmaɪnəˌtɑɹ/

noun

Anything resembling the Greek monster, whether by appearance or by strength.

OriginMiddle English Minotaure, Mynataur, mynatour, Mynotaur, Mynotawre →
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Meanings

minotaur1

proper nounthe minotaur
  1. Greekhuman sciencesAlternative letter-case form of Minotaur.
nounminotaur (plural minotaurs)

plural minotaurs

  1. Anything resembling the Greek monster, whether by appearance or by strength.

Minotaur2

proper nounthe Minotaur

alternative minotaur

  1. Greekhuman sciencesA monster, half man and half bull, who dwelled in the labyrinth in Crete and who was killed by Theseus.

Origin

minotaur · proper noun, noun

  1. Middle EnglishMinotaure, Mynataur, mynatour, Mynotaur, Mynotawre
  2. Englishminotaur

From Middle English Minotaure, Mynataur, mynatour, Mynotaur, Mynotawre; see Minotaur.

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Minotaur · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekΜινώταυρος
  2. LatinMīnōtaurus
  3. Old EnglishMinotaurus
  4. Middle EnglishMinotaure, Mynataur, mynatour, Mynotaur, Mynotawre
  5. EnglishMinotaur

From Middle English Minotaure, Mynataur, mynatour, Mynotaur, Mynotawre, from Old English Minotaurus, from Latin Mīnōtaurus, from Ancient Greek Μινώταυρος (Minṓtauros), from Μίνως (Mínōs, “king of Crete”) + ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Μῑνώταυρος
  • Μῑνώταυρος (Mīnṓtauros)monster
Arabic مَنْطُور
  • مَنْطُور (manṭūr)monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
Bulgarian минотавър
  • минотавър (minotavăr)monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
Catalan minotaure
  • minotauremonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
Czech mínotaurus, mínotaur
  • mínotaurusmonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
  • mínotaurmonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
  • minotaurmonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
  • minotaurusmonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
Dutch minotaurus
  • minotaurusmonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
Esperanto Minotaŭro
  • Minotaŭromonster
Finnish minotauri, Minotauros
  • minotaurimonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
  • Minotaurosmonster
French minotaure
  • minotauremonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
German Minotaur, Minotaure
  • Minotaurmonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
  • Minotauremonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
  • Minotaurusmonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
  • Minotaurosmonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
Greek Μινώταυρος
  • Μινώταυρος (Minótavros)monster
Hungarian minotaur, Minótaurosz
  • minotaurmonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
  • Minótauroszmonster
Italian minotauro
  • minotauromonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
Japanese ミノタウロス, 牛人
  • ミノタウロス (minotaurosu)monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
  • 牛人 (gyūjin)monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
Korean 미노타우로스
  • 미노타우로스 (minotauroseu)monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
Latin minōtaurus, Mīnōtaurus
  • minōtaurusmonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
  • Mīnōtaurusmonster
Polish minotaur, Minotaur
  • minotaurmonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
  • Minotaurmonster
Portuguese minotauro
  • minotauromonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
Russian минота́вр
  • минота́вр (minotávr)monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
Spanish minotauro
  • minotauromonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
Turkish minotauros, yarboğa
  • minotaurosmonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
  • yarboğamonster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
Ukrainian мінота́вр
  • мінота́вр (minotávr)monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

minotaur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minotaur

MLA

“minotaur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minotaur. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minotaur,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minotaur.

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