Manticore

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The manticore (Early Middle Persian Mardyakhor) is a Persian legendary creature. Its name means "man-eater".

It has the body of a red lion, a human head with three rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), sometimes bat-like wings,the tail is that of either a dragon or a scorpion. It has the fearsome reputation to leave nothing behind it after a meal, swallowing everything from its prey, bones included.

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