noun
1. (Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes
• Topics: ↑Greek mythology
• Hypernyms: ↑centaur
2. an asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus
• Hypernyms: ↑asteroid
Useful english dictionary. 2012.