'Minotaur' definitions:
Definition of 'Minotaur'
(from WordNet)
noun
(Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus
Definition of 'Minotaur'
From: GCIDE
- 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]