ALL meanings of centaur
cen·taur
C c - countable noun centaur In classical mythology, a centaur is a creature with the head, arms, and upper body of a man, and the body and legs of a horse. 3
- noun centaur one of a race of creatures with the head, arms, and torso of a man, and the lower body and legs of a horse 3
- noun centaur any of a race of monsters with a man's head, trunk, and arms, and a horse's body and legs 3
- noun centaur mythology: half-man, half-horse 1
- noun centaur Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse. 1
- noun centaur (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Centaurus. 1
- noun centaur a skillful horseman or horsewoman. 1
- noun centaur (initial capital letter) Rocketry. a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with an Atlas or Titan booster to launch satellites and probes. 1
- noun centaur A creature with the head, arms, and torso of a man and the body and legs of a horse. 1
- noun centaur (Greek mythology) A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse. 0
- noun centaur (astronomy) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune (also capitalised). 0