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Manticore ˈmæntɪˌkɔ:]  N  Monster Lion's Body Scorpion's Tail

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[ˈmæntɪˌkɔ:] 

a monster with a lion's body, a scorpion's tail, and a man's head with three rows of teeth. It roamed the jungles of India and, like the Sphinx, would ask travellers a riddle and kill them when they failed to answer it
狮蝎

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