chiron

英 [t'ʃaɪərn] 美 [t'ʃaɪərn]

• n. 人首马身之怪人中之一

英英释义

Noun:

1. (Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes

2. an asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus