semifer

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

sēmifer fera, ferum, adj.

semi+ferus, halfbestial, half beast : pectus (Tritonis), V.: corpus Capricorni (the Constellation).—As subst m. : Semifer, i. e. the Centaur Chiron , O.: inter Semiferos habitare, i. e. the Centaurs , O.—Fig., halfwild, half-savage .—As subst m., Cacus , V.