centaurs

Cultural  

1. Creatures in classical mythology who were half-human and half-horse.

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Example Sentences

Mythical hybrid beasts such as mermaids, centaurs and chimeras testify to our enduring fascination with the plasticity of biological form: the idea that natural organisms can mutate or be reconfigured.

From Scientific American • May 31, 2023

Through the smokescreen of a twisted fantasy teeming with centaurs, robot bandits and talking dogs who eat corpses, Sorokin smuggles in a sly critique of contemporary Russia’s turn toward totalitarianism.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2022

Brown: The one to check out now is “Centaurworld,” a show about magical centaurs, voiced by a cast that includes Broadway talent.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2021

The centaurs have powers like the ability to become handsome for eight seconds, shoot tiny versions of themselves from their hoofs and other silly magical spells that will delight young children.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2021

Harry wondered how many centaurs were watching their procession pass; he dared not open his eyes to look.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling