• (n.) Same as Centaur.
Hip`po·cen'taur noun [ Latin hippocentaurus , Greek ...; 
hippocentaur 1. In classical mythology, one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse. 2. A skillful horseman or horsewoman. 3. In rocketry, a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with an Atlas or Titan booster to launch satellites and probes. ...