ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Ichthyocentaur

An ichthyocentaur is a mythical creature that has the body of a horse and the tail of a fish. Imagine a mermaid, but instead of having a human upper body, it has the body of a horse.

So, let's say you were playing with your toy horses and your favorite fish toy, and you decided to combine them together. That's what an ichthyocentaur is like!

People in the past made up these creatures to tell stories and explain things they didn't understand. They thought that maybe there were these half-horse, half-fish creatures that lived in the ocean.

Today, we know that ichthyocentaurs don't really exist, but they can still be fun to imagine and draw!
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