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Meaning of CENTAUROMACHY

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cen`tau*rom"a*chy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? centaur + ?
battle.] (Ancient Art)
A fight in which centaurs take part, -- a common theme for
relief sculpture, as in the Parthenon metopes.
 

 

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