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owlbear

owlbear noun: a monstrous creature resembling a bear with a beak.

Noun

owlbear (plural owlbears)

  1. A monstrous creature resembling a bear with a beak.
    • 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)
    • 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

Forms of owlbear

pluralowlbears

Origin of owlbear

From owl + bear. Coined by Gary Gygax in the 1970s for Dungeons & Dragons.

Questions about owlbear

What does owlbear mean?
Owlbear means a monstrous creature resembling a bear with a beak.
What part of speech is owlbear?
Owlbear is a noun.
What is the plural of owlbear?
The plural of owlbear is owlbears.

Words near owlbear in the dictionary

  1. owl trains
  2. owl's claws
  3. owl's clover
  4. owl-faced monkey
  5. owl-faced monkeys
  6. owlbear
  7. owlbears
  8. owld
  9. owldom
  10. owled
  11. owler

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