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goblinoid

a. Having the appearance or characteristics of a goblin. n. (context fantasy English) A being having the appearance or characteristics of a goblin.

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Goblinoid

Goblinoids are a category of humanoid legendary creatures related to the goblin. The term originated in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, in which goblins and related creatures are a staple of random encounters. Goblinoids are typically barbaric foes of the various human and " demihuman" races. Even though goblinoids in modern fantasy fiction are derived from J. R. R. Tolkien's orcs, in his Middle-earth "orc" and "goblin" were names for the same race of creatures.

Usage examples of "goblinoid".

Academy he had been taught that gnolls were of a goblinoid race, evil, unpredictable, and quite dangerous.

Desperate, the barghest concentrated, reaching for his goblinoid form.

He knew that his small force, only a few hundred strong unless he managed to entice the neighboring goblinoid tribes to join in, would not have an easy time of conquering the lake, the mountains, and the forest.

As a ranger, Montolio had dedicated his life to the unending struggle between the good raceshumans, elves, dwarves, gnomes, and halflings being the most prominent membersand the evil goblinoids and giantkind, who lived only to destroy as a bane to the innocent.