centaur

noun

cen·taur ˈsen-ˌtȯr

also -ˌtär

or less commonly Centaur : any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly

Centaur astronomy : any of a class of asteroids with elliptical orbits that typically lie between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune

The Centaurs are distinguished dynamically as a group of objects whose orbits cross those of the Jovian planets and whose perihelions lie outside the orbit of Jupiter.—

Robert H. Brown et al.

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Here's What Your Biggest Challenge in October Will Be, According to Your Zodiac Sign Venus and Chiron Heighten Our Insecurities Venus in Sagittarius makes a minor tie to the centaur Chiron, which is retrograde in Aries. —

Lisa Stardust, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024 To get the relaxation started, Jupiter initiates a friendly relationship with Chiron, the centaur of healing. —

Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024 The day before the new moon, Mercury and the centaur Chiron share a conjunction in Aries. —

Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 7 May 2024 In it, dozens of people dressed as knights, centaurs, and ogres participate in medieval LARPing while Webster, her face painted like a goblin, plays guitar in the center of the field. —

Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for centaur