Centauroid

A Centauroid is a creature that exhibits characteristics similar to centaurs, mythical Terran creatures.

• It is a type of lifeform.
• It is a classification of creature type.
• It is both a biological and sophontilogical term.

Description (Specifications)

A centauroid creature is distinguished by a number of characteristics:

• Minimum two segments, one vertical, the other horizontal
• Terran mythological definition is a hexapod with four locomotary limbs and two manipulatory limbs

Specific Species Examples

• K'kree
• Springer
• Virushi

History & Background (Dossier)

It is relatively common for a creature to meet sufficient criteria to qualify as more than one classification of animal.

• Word etymology from ancient Terran Greek mythology
• Original meaning indicates a mix of the Terran Horse and a Baseline Human.

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K'kree or Centaurs?

When the K'kree were first encountered by Terrans, they were initially referred to as the Centaurs because of their centauroid body plan.

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science