The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SATYR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Mythological being with a horse's tail crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SATYR | 100 % | 5 |
Why may SATYR be the right solution?
A satyr is a creature from Greek mythology that is depicted as having the upper body of a man and the lower body of a horse, including a horse's tail. Therefore, "Mythological being with a horse's tail" is referring to a satyr.
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Crossword Answer definitions
SATYR noun- A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis.
- A sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured with a perpetual erection.
- (by extension) A lecherous man.
- Any of various butterflies of the nymphalid subfamily Satyrinae, having brown wings marked with eyelike spots; a meadow brown.
- The orangutan.
- A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis.
- A sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured with a perpetual erection.
- (by extension) A lecherous man.
- Any of various butterflies of the nymphalid subfamily Satyrinae, having brown wings marked with eyelike spots; a meadow brown.
- The orangutan.
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