owlbear

English

Etymology

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

Noun

owlbear (plural owlbears)

  1. (fantasy) A monstrous creature resembling a bear with a beak.
    • 1997, Terence Fergusson, “Murphy's Laws of NetHack”, in rec.games.roguelike.nethack (Usenet):
      I don't usually survive long enough to get surrounded by owlbears […]
    • 2010, 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.

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