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nouna conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
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noun(classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horsetype of:
Definition that contains centaur
- lupus a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus
- crux a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus
- centaury any plant of the genus Centaurea
- chiron (Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes
- centaury any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
- rigil brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun
- beta centauri the second brightest star in Centaurus
- sabbatia stellaris any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury
- southern cross a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus
- lesser centaury common European glabrous annual centaury with flowers in dense cymes