Persian Creature With Human Head, Bat Wings

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Fantasy World , Group 867, Puzzle 3 (Immortality).

Question is: Persian Creature With Human Head, Bat Wings

and the answer is: MANTICORE

Word Meaning:

MANTICORE — (Greek mythology) A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.

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