English Explanatory Dictionary

thunder beast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A legendary creature associated with lightning and thunder, as well as the god Raijin, depicted as various animals.
noun
  1. Any of the family †Brontotheriidae of extinct odd-toed ungulates that superficially resemble rhinos, some of which develop bony nose horns.

Word forms

thunder beast thunder beasts

Etymology

Calque from Japanese 雷獣(らいじゅう) (raijū)

Synonyms

raiju
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