manticore
/ˈmæntɪkɔː(r)/noun
- a mythical beast typically depicted as having the body of a lion, the face of a man, and the sting of a scorpion(传说中的)人面狮身蝎尾怪兽。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek mantikōras, corrupt reading in Aristotle for martikhoras, from an Old Persian word meaning 'maneater'.