hippocentaurus
From LSJ
οἱ βάρβαροι γὰρ ἄνδρας ἡγοῦνται μόνους τοὺς πλεῖστα δυναμένους καταφαγεῖν καὶ πιεῖν → for great feeders and heavy drinkers are alone esteemed as men by the barbarians
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
hippŏcentaurus: i, m., = ἱπποκέϝταυπος,
I a fabulous creature, half horse and half man, hippocentaur, Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 5; id. Tusc. 1, 37, 90; Plin. 7, 3, 3, § 35: si quis rem quae in rerum natura non est aut esse non potest, velut hippocentaurum stipuletur, Gai. Inst. 3, 97 a.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
hippŏcentaurus, ī, m. (ἱπποκένταυρος), hippocentaure, centaure : Cic. Tusc. 1, 90.
Latin > German (Georges)
hippocentaurus, ī, m. (ἱπποκένταυρος), der Hippozentaur, ein fabelhaftes Geschöpf, halb Mensch, halb Pferd, Cic. Tusc. 1, 90 u.a. Plin. 7, 35. Quint. 6, 3, 90. Schol. Iuven. 3, 205 (wo ippoc.). Not. Tir. 108, 34.
