wonderbeast

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noun

A magical, mystical, or mythological creature

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Meanings

nounwonderbeast (plural wonderbeasts)

plural wonderbeasts · alternative wonder-beast

  1. fantasyA magical, mystical, or mythological creature

    We drew nearer the wonder-beast so as to assure ourselves she was real.

    2016, Jane Lowy, Wiggly Barstool
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    "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

Origin

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

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APA

wonderbeast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wonderbeast

MLA

“wonderbeast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wonderbeast. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wonderbeast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wonderbeast.

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