Minotaur
Pronunciation : Min"o*taur
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. Minotaurus, Gr. Mi`nos, the husband of Pasipha? + tay^ros a bull, the Minotaur being the offspring of Pasipha? and a bull: cf. F. minotaure.] (Class. Myth.)
Definition : Defn: A fabled monster, half man and half bull, confined in the labyrinth constructed by D?dalus in Crete.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913