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centaur

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  1. (Greek) A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.
  2. (also, capitalized) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune.
  3. A chess-playing team comprising a human player and a computer who work together.
  4. (broadly) A human and an AI who work together.

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɛntɔː(ɹ)/
Etymology

From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros), from Κένταυρος (Kéntauros, “a member of a savage race from Thessaly”).

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