English

Adjective

centauroid ‎(comparative more centauroid, superlative most centauroid)

1. Resembling a centaur in shape — particularly, a creature having an upper humanoid torso adjoining the lower quadrupedal body where the creature's head should normally appear.

   1974: "'Centauroid' was a very loose description. The burly two-armed torso merged smoothly with the four-legged barrel..." — Poul Anderson, Fire Time

Noun

centauroid ‎(plural centauroids)

1. (fantasy, science fiction) A creature resembling a centaur.