- Ichthyocentaur
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/ik'thee euh sen"tawr/, n. Class. Myth.a sea creature with a human head and torso, the legs of a horse, and the tail of a fish.[ < Gk ichthyokéntauros. See ICHTHYO-, CENTAUR]
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Ichthyocentaur
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