Meaning Of The Word Manticore

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manticore in American English
noun: a legendary monster with a human head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion

manticore in British English
noun: a monster with a lion's body, a scorpion's tail, and a human head with three rows of teeth. It roamed the jungles of India and, like the Sphinx, would ask travellers a riddle and kill them when they failed to answer it

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