(Greek mythology) 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.

(Greek mythology) One of a race of monsters having a head, torso, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse. Often depicted as rowdy drunkards, with Chiron being a notable exception.

plural of centaur

plural of Centaur

Obsolete form of centaur.

plural of centaure

(astronomy) A spring constellation of the northern sky (and autumn of the southern sky) with the outline of a centaur. It includes the stars Alpha Centauri and Proxima Centauri.

(astronomy) The brightest star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus.

(astronomy) A red dwarf star, part of the Alpha Centauri system and the nearest star to Earth's solar system.

Resembling a centaur in shape — particularly, a creature having an upper humanoid torso adjoining the lower quadrupedal body where the creature's head should normally appear.