Someone or something monstrous, especially one that devours.[From Latin Minotaurus, from Greek Minotauros, from Minos (a king of Crete) + tauros (bull).]
In Greek mythology, Minotaur was a monster with a bull's head and a man's body. He was confined in a labyrinth designed by Daedalus, and devoured seven youths and seven maidens every year until Theseus killed him.
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"Couples swooped by on Vespas, sportifs swanked past in fluorescent colours, and now and then came the real Minotaurs of the road: heavy-duty bikers slung back on easy-riders, handlebars round their ears."
David Clement-Davies; Biking the Minoan Trail The Independent (London, UK): Feb 25, 1996.
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