ipotane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mythical creature depicted as a half-human, half-horse that is supposedly different from a centaur, sometimes attributed to Greek mythology.

Word forms

ipotane ipotanes hippotayne

Etymology

Probably from Greek ιππότης (ippótis, “knight”), which is derived from ίππος (íppos, “horse”).

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