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the|ri|an|throp|ic
the|ri|an|throp|ic «THIHR ee an THROP ihk», adjective.
1. part human and part animal, as a mermaid, sphinx, or centaur.
2. of or having to do with a deity or deities combining the form of a beast with that of a man.
╂[< Greek thēríon (diminutive) < th, thērós wild beast + ánthrōpos man; + English -ic]

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