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English Dictionary: Minotaur by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Minotaur
n
  1. (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Minotaur \Min"o*taur\, n. [L. Minotaurus, Gr. [?]; Mi`nos, the
      husband of Pasipha[89] + tay^ros a bull, the Minotaur being
      the offspring of Pasipha[89] and a bull: cf. F. minotaure.]
      (Class. Myth.)
      A fabled monster, half man and half bull, confined in the
      labyrinth constructed by D[91]dalus in Crete.
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