centauroid

English

Etymology

centaur +‎ -oid

Adjective

centauroid (comparative more centauroid, superlative most centauroid)

  1. Resembling a centaur in shape — particularly, a creature having an upper humanoid torso adjoining the lower quadrupedal body where the creature's head should normally appear.
    1974: "'Centauroid' was a very loose description. The burly two-armed torso merged smoothly with the four-legged barrel..." — Poul Anderson, Fire Time

Noun

centauroid (plural centauroids)

  1. (fantasy, science fiction) A creature resembling a centaur.
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