Frankenstein vs centaur

Frankenstein

verb
  • To combine two or more similar elements into a consistent entity, or a cohesive idea. 

noun
  • Synonym of mad scientist 

  • A monster composed of body parts from various corpses attached and brought back to life by a mad scientist, typically strong, unable to speak clearly, and misunderstood. 

name
  • Various small towns in Germany. 

  • A surname from German. 

  • Victor Frankenstein or (sometimes proscribed) his monster. 

  • A former name of Ząbkowice Śląskie, a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. 

centaur

noun
  • An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune. 

  • A chess-playing team comprising a human player and a computer who work together. 

  • A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse. 

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