owlbear en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From owl + bear. Coined by Gary Gygax in the 1970s for Dungeons & Dragons.
Meanings
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A monstrous creature resembling a bear with a beak.
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.
2010, Maia Jacomus, Loki: Why I Began the End:I don't usually survive long enough to get surrounded by owlbears[…]
1997, Terence Fergusson, “Murphy's Laws of NetHack”, in rec.games.roguelike.nethack (Usenet):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| owlbears | Number=Plur | lexicographic |