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Definition of satyr noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

satyr

noun
 
/ˈsætə(r)/
 
/ˈseɪtər/,
 
/ˈsætər/
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  1. (in ancient Greek stories) a god of the woods, with a man’s face and body and a goat’s legs and horns
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French satyre, or via Latin from Greek saturos.
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