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centaur

[sen-tawr] / ˈsɛn tɔr /


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No one can convince her otherwise, and she decides to win her spouse back with an enchanted robe that the dying centaur Nessus told her was a love charm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Air pollution is also unlikely for another reason; the centaur head has been indoors in Copenhagen since before the modern industrialization began in the 18th century.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

In another hall, art students sketched a sculpture of a centaur from the Parthenon Marbles.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2023

Sagittarius is generally depicted as the Archer, a centaur holding a bow.

From Scientific American • Aug. 4, 2023

“Oh, my goodness! That little goose means a centaur, and she called him a Cyclops,” exclaimed Jo, with a burst of laughter.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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