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CENTAUR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
Synonyms:
Centaur; Centaurus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Meronyms (members of "Centaur"):
Alpha Centauri; Rigil; Rigil Kent (brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun)
Beta Centauri (the second brightest star in Centaurus)
Omega Centauri (a global cluster in the constellation Centaurus)
Proxima; Proxima Centauri (the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("centaur" is a kind of...):
mythical creature; mythical monster (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)
Domain category:
classical mythology (the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "centaur"):
Chiron ((Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes)
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