goblin

goblin
noun
  1. a mischievous, ugly, dwarf-like creature of folklore
    小精灵(民间传说中淘气、丑陋、矮小的动物)
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French gobelin, possibly related to German Kobold (see kobold) or to Greek kobalos 'mischievous goblin'. In medieval Latin Gobelinus occurs as the name of a mischievous spirit, said to haunt Évreux in northern France in the 12th cent
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