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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