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noun (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
noun a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
originFrom Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros), from Κένταυρος (Kéntauros, “a member of a savage race from Thessaly”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0