tarrasque
noun/təˈɹæsk/
Etymology In the fantasy sense, introduced in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, derived from tarasque (“mythical European dragon”).
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Human sciences, Mysticism, Mythology, Philosophy, Sciences Archaic Archaic form of tarasque.
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Fantasy A gigantic lizard-like monster.
- What's the best way to kill that goddam Tarrasque? I do have resist disenchant + elemental resist + temporary fire/cold, but after 10 or so tries, the Tarrasque is still alive and well, and I get really close only one time, but I ran out of arrows, and then later he summoned way too many nasties.1998, Virtual, “Tarrasque”, in rec.games.roguelike.angband (Usenet):