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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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(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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