mantic
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At the foot of the fence the manticora, according to the habits of its kind, began to seek a subterranean retreat, and coming to the opening of a mole-track entered it at once.
From Dick Sands, the Boy Captain by Frewer, Ellen E.
Cousin Benedict was very taciturn; he had not recovered the loss of the manticora, and frowned ever and again at Hercules, as if he had not yet forgiven him for stopping him in the chase.
From Dick Sands, the Boy Captain by Frewer, Ellen E.
It was now five days since he had fallen in with the entomologist as he was chasing the manticora, and unceremoniously had carried him off.
From Dick Sands, the Boy Captain by Frewer, Ellen E.
His vexation was very great, but he did not lose his composure; he knew that the manticora rarely flies very high, and that more frequently than not it simply crawls.
From Dick Sands, the Boy Captain by Frewer, Ellen E.
