μαρτιχόρας, ὁ,
man-eater, i.e. tiger, described with fabulous attributes by [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Ctesias Historicus cited in 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 501a26 (variant{μαρτιοχώρας},{μαντιχώρας}),compare 5th-6th c.BC: Ctesias Historicus “fragment” 57.7, [prev. author] cited in 2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 9.21.4 (μαρτιόρα codices), et cited in 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “De Natura Animalium - Ar.Byzantine Epit.” 4.21 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Cf. Opers. martiya- 'man', Avest. khwar- 'eat', Mod. [[ 4th c.AD: Perses Epigrammaticus ] Refs 4th c.AD+] mard-khwār 'man-eater'.)