hippotaur
hippotaur · hippotaurs
A creature that is half bull and half horseA creature that is half bull and half horse.
UK/ˈhɪpə.tɔː/US/ˈhɪpə.tɔɹ/
Meaning
2 sensesA creature that is half bull and half horse.
(slang)A taur with the lower body of a hippopotamus.
Origin
From Latin hippotaurus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόταυρος (hippótauros), from ἵππος (híppos, “From Latin hippotaurus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόταυρος (hippótauros), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”, English hippo-) + ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”).
From hippo + -taur.
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Forms
plural: hippotaurs| Singular | hippotaur |
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