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BUCENTAUR
Etymology
Noun
bucentaur (plural bucentaurs)
A supposed mythical monster, half ox, half man.
A Venetian barge modelled on the state barge (called Bucentaur) used annually on Ascension Day in the ancient ceremony of the marriage of the state with the Adriatic.
Source: Wiktionary
Bu*cen"taur, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. A fabulous monster, half ox, half man.
2. Etym: [It. bucentoro.]
Definition: The state barge of Venice, used by the doge in the ceremony of espousing the Adriatic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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