manticora (s.xii3/4)

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manticora (s.xii3/4)

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[ FEW: 6/i,271a mantichora; Gdf: 5,156a manticore; GdfC: ; TL: 5,1100 manticore; DEAF:  manticore; DMF: ; TLF: ; OED:  manticore n.; MED:  manticeros n.; DMLBS: 1710a mantichoras ]
manticoral  
Latin (?); Greek

s.

1mythologicalmanticore, fabulous monster (with a human face, the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion)
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  (Alexander has seen) les ypotamos, E les manticorals e les monoculos  5693
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Manticora este une beste Ke en itel pais (=India ) s'areste; Vis ad de humme par face bele, E treble denz en la meissele; Trestuit le cors ad de leon, E la cue de escorpiun; Oilz ad jaunes, culur sanguin, La voiz cum siffle serpentin  675
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manticora