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owlbear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
owl-bear
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monstrous creature resembling a bear with a beak.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

owlbears (plural)

Questions

What does owlbear mean?
A monstrous creature resembling a bear with a beak.
Where does owlbear come from?
From owl + bear. Coined by Gary Gygax in the 1970s for Dungeons & Dragons.

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