n. [ Pref. anti- + L. cor heart; cf. F. antic&unr_;ur. ] (Far.) A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion. Syn. -- manticore, mantichora, mantiger. [ WordNet 1.5 ]