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wonderbeast en · NOUN

Etymology

From wonder + beast. Compare Dutch wonderbeest, German Wundertier.

Meanings

1. A magical, mystical, or mythological creature
   • We drew nearer the wonder-beast so as to assure ourselves she was real. 2016, Jane Lowy, Wiggly Barstool:
   • "He is no wonderbeast at all," replied Salmo calmly. "Just an ordinary otter. […]" 1988, Stories about animals, page 75:
   • Otherwise they were marvellous wonderbeasts – half man, half fish – that had more acrobatic pep than a seal and a big knife to boot. 2011, Gregor Salmon, Navy Divers, page 97:

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