Classical Mythology. One of several fabulous monsters, part woman, part bird, who were supposed to lure sailors to destruction by their enchanting…

A fabulous monster having the body of a lion (occasionally a tiger), the head of a man, porcupine's quills, and the tail or sting of a scorpion.

A manticore, or a similar mythical creature.

A fantastical creature that is part human and part bird.

a monster half bull half man.

In Indian mythology, the name of a fabulous bird, half-eagle, half-man, ridden by the god Vishnu.

The first element of werewolf, n. used in combination, chiefly with names of animals, to indicate a human being imagined to be transformed into a…