onocentaur

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/ɒnəˈsɛntɔː/

noun

A centaur with the body of an ass, instead of a prototypical horse.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounonocentaur (plural onocentaurs)

plural onocentaurs

  1. A centaur with the body of an ass, instead of a prototypical horse.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὀνοκένταυρος
  2. Latinonocentaurus
  3. Englishonocentaur

Late Latin onocentaurus, from Ancient Greek ὀνοκένταυρος (onokéntauros, from ὄνος (ónos, “ass”) + κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”)).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ὀνοκένταυρος
  • ὀνοκένταυρος (onokéntauros)a centaur with the body of an ass
Catalan onocentaure
  • onocentaurea centaur with the body of an ass
French onocentaure
  • onocentaurea centaur with the body of an ass
Greek ονοκένταυρος
  • ονοκένταυρος (onokéntavros)a centaur with the body of an ass
Italian onocentauro
  • onocentauroa centaur with the body of an ass
Latin onocentaurus
  • onocentaurusa centaur with the body of an ass
Polish onocentaury
  • onocentaurya centaur with the body of an ass
Portuguese onocentauro
  • onocentauroa centaur with the body of an ass
Russian онокента́вр
  • онокента́вр (onokentávr)a centaur with the body of an ass
Spanish onocentauro
  • onocentauroa centaur with the body of an ass
Ukrainian онокентавр
  • онокентавр (onokentavr)a centaur with the body of an ass
Cite this entry
APA

onocentaur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onocentaur

MLA

“onocentaur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onocentaur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onocentaur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onocentaur.

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