Usually means: Mythical beast with deadly gaze.
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  1. catoblepas: Wordnik
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  3. catoblepas: Dictionary.com
  4. catoblepas: Online Etymology Dictionary
  5. Catoblepas (Dungeons & Dragons), Catoblepas: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. catoblepas: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (catoblepas)

noun:  A legendary creature from Ethiopia, said to have the body of a Cape buffalo, scales on its back, and the head of a wild boar, which always points downward because of its weight.

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