Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chiron

2 senses of chiron

Sense 1
Chiron -- ((Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes)
       => centaur -- ((classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse)

Sense 2
Chiron -- (an asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus)
       => asteroid -- (any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter))