owlbear
English
Etymology
owl + bear. Coined by Gary Gygax in the 1970s for Dungeons & Dragons.
Noun
owlbear (plural owlbears)
- (fantasy) A monstrous creature resembling a bear with a beak.
- 1997, "Terence Fergusson", Murphy's Laws of NetHack (on newsgroup rec.games.roguelike.nethack)
- I don't usually survive long enough to get surrounded by owlbears […]
- Maia Jacomus, Loki: Why I Began the End
- He played stupid—he looked at my scars and feigned confusion as he dropped the kindling.
“What happened?” he asked.
“An owlbear attacked,” I answered wryly. He sat down with us, and between their powers, I started to heal.
- He played stupid—he looked at my scars and feigned confusion as he dropped the kindling.
- 1997, "Terence Fergusson", Murphy's Laws of NetHack (on newsgroup rec.games.roguelike.nethack)
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