Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A term employed by sealers to denote amale fur-seal from four to six years old.
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Examples
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Oddly enough, both cultures believed the brothers were raised by the half-man, half-bull centaur called Chiron.
Astronomy for Kids: Gemini – Twins Everywhere! | Universe Today 2010
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And is there anyone who does not believe that the Palace at Knossos is the source of the myth of the Labyrinth, an elaborate maze-like structure constructed for King Minos of Crete and designed by the legendary artificer Daedalus to hold the Minotaur, a half-man/half-bull creature that was eventually killed by the Athenian hero, Theseus?
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Half-man, half-bull, this beast lived in an impenetrable maze and feasted off the flesh of still-living virgins.
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During their adventures, they encounter a menacing Minotaur – half-man half-bull, travel across many lands — including Egypt, and are trapped in a cryptic underworld, presided over by the sinister vixen Astarte Natalie Becker.
INTERVIEW: THE SCORPION KING 2: RISE OF A WARRIOR INTERVIEW KAREN DAVID and MICHAEL COPON 2008
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“Fully human” as opposed to half-human and half-bull, like a minotaur?
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The mythological half-man, half-bull son of Queen Pasiphaë of Crete had been sighted within Riders of the Purple Sage only a month after his escape.
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On that island, in the service of King Minos, Daedalus built the famous Labyrinth of Crete designed to imprison the dreaded Minotaur, a monster, which was half-bull and half-man.
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From ancient Greece who was half-man, half-bull, and was confined to a labyrinth on Crete.
State of the Union Brad Thor 2004
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From ancient Greece who was half-man, half-bull, and was confined to a labyrinth on Crete.
State of the Union Brad Thor 2004
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From ancient Greece who was half-man, half-bull, and was confined to a labyrinth on Crete.
State of the Union Brad Thor 2004
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