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mothnoun	Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
andronoun	(informal) Androstenedione.
mandrillus	a genus of large Old World monkeys distributed throughout central and southern Africa, consisting of two species: M. sphinx and M. leucophaeus, the mandrill and drill, respectively.
mothsnoun	Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
hieracosphinxnoun	A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon.
criosphinxnoun	A sphinx with the head of a ram.
satyralnoun	(heraldry and fantasy) A creature with a human head and the limbs of different animals.
manticorenoun	(Greek mythology) A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.
sphynxnoun	A domestic cat of a breed with little or no hair, a narrow long head, and webbed feet.
leogryphnoun	A mythical animal, part lion and part griffin.
dogheadnoun	(mythology) A mythical creature with a human body and a dog's head.
cynocephalusnoun	A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and human body.
hippocampusnoun	(neuroanatomy, anatomy) A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion.
zoomorphnoun	A figure in ancient art resembling an animal.
lionessnoun	A female lion (animal).
tigernoun	Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
snakemannoun	A mythological creature that is part man and part snake.
semitaurnoun	A mythical beast, half man, half bull.
lionnoun	A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
manticoranoun	Any of various tiger beetles of genus Manticora.