mantichora

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

mantichora
    n 1: 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}, {manticora}, {mantiger}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mantichora \mantichora\, manticora \manticora\, manticore
\manticore\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]