argopelter

English

Alternative forms

• agropelter

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to pelt i.e. hurl?”)

Noun

argopelter (plural argopelters)

1. A mythical monster of the United States, said to inhabit hollow tree trunks and hurl wooden splinters and branches at passers-by.

Further reading

• agropelter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia