A mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion.
A monstrous creature which inhabits the forests in Asia, especially in Indonesia, Malaysia and India. The manticore, considered to be the most dangerous predator in these regions, has the body of a lion and a head with human resemblance. The mouth is filled with three rows of razor-sharp teeth and the scaled tail ends in a ball with poisonous darts. The monster stalks through the forest in search of humans. Upon an encounter with a human, the manticore fires a volley of darts at the victim, who dies immediately. This unfortunate person is devoured completely, even the bones and clothing, as well as the possessions this person carried, vanish. When a villager has completely disappeared, this is considered proof of the presence of a manticore.
a fabulous creature with a lion's body, a man's face, and a sting in his tail
a lion with bat wings and a human head
a man-eating creature with a lion's head, a man's face, the wings of a bat, and a quilled tail--or, in this case, a more dangerous scorpion tail
a monster with the body of a lion, the tail of a dragon, and the face of a man
a mythical creature with the body of red lion, the face of a man, a tail with spikes on the ends of it's tail, and three rows of teeth
The manticore is a legendary creature, a kind of chimera with the head of a man—often with horns, gray eyes, three rows of iron shark-like teeth, and a loud, trumpet/pipe-like roar—the body of a (sometimes red-furred) lion, and the tail of a dragon or scorpion, which may shoot out venomous spines or hairs to incapacitate prey (thus confusing its imagery with the cryptozoology of a porcupine, though tarantulas do something similar with their hairs). Occasionally, a manticore will possess wings of some description. Size reports range from lion-sized up to horse-sized.
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the manticore is a large magical beast with the body of a lion, dragon wings, and a somewhat humanoid head. Its long tail has a cluster of deadly spikes, which the creature can launch at its foes as weapons.