manticore
manticore* • \MAN-tih-kor\ • noun
: a legendary animal with the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail of a dragon or scorpion （传说中的）人首狮身怪物（有龙或蝎子之尾）
Examples:
The recently unearthed stela depicts a manticore and several other frightening and fantastic creatures. 新出土的石碑上，刻画着一只人首狮身怪物以及一些其它可怕的怪物。
"Here be dragons. Also a cacophony of bird calls, a stunning painting of a stinky plant, and everything you always wanted to know about the manticore (part man, part lion, all the rage in 1658) but were too historically uninformed to ask." 这儿有龙。还有一些刺耳的鸟叫声，一幅令人震惊的恶臭植物画作，以及你一直想知道、但又碍于太过历史久远无从问起的、有关人首狮身怪物（一部分是人，一部分是狮子，1658年曾风靡一时）的种种。 — Karla Peterson, The San Diego Union Tribune, 27 Aug. 2016
Test Your Vocabulary:
What does the mythical hippogriff look like?
Answer: hippogriff*
