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