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  • noun Plural form of manticore.

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Examples

  • Under them, zombies marched and manticores leaped up at them, and specters swept by, but none was able to get through the barrier around them.

    The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010

  • But as the minotaur started closing in on him, followed by two hungry looking manticores, he held it up and considered it.

    The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010

  • “What are minotaurs and manticores?” she asked, voice shaky.

    The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010

  • “Those things make manticores look like house pets.”

    The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010

  • Plus, Erec wondered how many manticores Kyron could handle at once.

    The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010

  • Even the manticores and minotaurs, both of which would attack anything that moved, stayed clear of the zombies.

    The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010

  • Just then all three creatures transformed into manticores.

    Artemis the Brave Joan Holub 2010

  • Just then all three creatures transformed into manticores.

    Artemis the Brave Joan Holub 2010

  • Kyron and Griffin could probably handle the manticores, lions, tigers, and minotaurs.

    The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010

  • Looking out, they slipped back into a gap between the roaming zombies, but by now they had attracted the attention of more minotaurs, and some lions and manticores.

    The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010

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