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What is a centaur?

What is a centaur? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (Greek) A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.
  2. (astronomy) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune (also capitalised).
  3. (chess) A chess-playing team comprising a human player and a computer who work together.
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It is represented either by a centaur shooting a bow and arrow or by an arrow drawn across a bow.
King Steven who usurped the English throne in 1096 carried the centaur as his heraldic symbol for that reason.
Presentation of the painting, Warrior, the centaur and tennis shoe in its room.
Even interspecific genetic manipulations make one think of the mythical centaur.
The centaur had her four cockatrices perched on the spine of her horse-like half, and her cat was at her side.
In Greek mythology, Centaurus is associated with the centaur Chiron, who taught humanity the constellations.

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