Manticora (English spelling) [Latin]

Japanese: マンティコラ（英語表記）Mantichora[ラテン]

A fictional monster. In Greek it is called Mantichoras, and in English it is called Manticore. Its name is originally from Persian, meaning "man-eater," and the Western version is said to be a misreading of that word. It is said to be native to India, with a lion's body and a human face, a scorpion-like or dragon-like tail with a poisonous stinger, the ability to run faster than a deer, and a penchant for eating human flesh. This monster became known to the Western world through Ctesias's "India," and Aristotle also mentioned it in his "Beasts."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

架空の怪物。ギリシア語ではマンティコラスMantichōras，英語ではマンティコアManticore。その名は元来ペルシア語で〈人食い〉を意味する語であり，西欧語はその誤読によるものだという。インドに産し，ライオンの胴体と人面をもち，また尾はサソリあるいは竜に似て毒針を有し，鹿よりも早く走ることができ，好んで人肉を食うといわれる。この怪物はクテシアスの《インド誌》を通じて西洋世界に知られ，アリストテレスも《動物誌》でこれにふれている。

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