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MinotaurOne entry found. Main Entry: Mi·no·taur Pronunciation: \ˈmi-nə-ˌtȯr, ˈmī-\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin Minotaurus, from Greek Minōtauros, from Minōs + tauros bull Date: 14th century : a monster shaped half like a man and half like a bull, confined in the labyrinth built by Daedalus for Minos, and given a periodic tribute of youths and maidens as food until slain by Theseus
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