Bandersnatch

/ˈbændərˌsnætʃ/ noun

A fictional creature from Lewis Carroll's 'The Hunting of the Snark,' described as a frumious and dangerous beast; used to describe an imaginary or hard-to-define creature.

Created by Lewis Carroll, likely blending 'bander' or 'bandit' with 'snatch.' Carroll was famous for inventing nonsense words that nonetheless feel like they should exist.

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