Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
(Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man;
slain by Theseus;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Minotaur \Min"o*taur\ (m[i^]n"[-o]*t[add]r), n. [L. Minotaurus,
Gr. Minw`tayros; Mi`nos, the husband of Pasiphae + tay^ros a
bull, the Minotaur being the offspring of Pasiphae and a
bull: cf. F. minotaure.] (Class. Myth.)
A fabled monster, half man and half bull, confined in the
labyrinth constructed by Daedalus in Crete.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Minotaur
n 1: (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a
bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus