bulette

Etymology
From a derogatory gallicization of bullet; coined by Tim Kask in the first edition of the official D&D magazine, Dragon, as an addition to the original Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.

Noun

 * 1)  A fictional species of land-dwelling shark in various fantasy settings, such as .
 * 2) * 1976-06, "The Bulette (a.k.a. Landshark)", "Creatures Features", The Dragon, volume 1, number 1, page 19
 * The Bulette (pronounced boo-lay), has only two semi-vulnerable spots.
 * 1) * 1995-06-29, The Amorphous Mass &lt;robin...@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu&gt;, "Re: Rotten, Sexist, Racist Worlds (WAS: Females playing...)", rec.games.frp.dnd,rec.games.frp.misc, &lt;Pine.A32.3.91.950629164923.38897A-100000@red.weeg.uiowa.edu&gt;#1/1
 * The classic monsters (Frankenstein, Dracula, Godzilla, most hauntings, even the dinosaurs in _Jurassic Park_, etc) are all manifestations or consequences of human arrogance and ignorance; so violence, prejudice, ethical blindness and your local bulette are all part of the same idea.
 * 1) * 1997-04-07, Dan Davis &lt;DAV...@docker.com&gt;, "Re: Mithical Cretures Hits Beast Wars.", alt.toys.transformers, &lt;33498C02.17C0@docker.com&gt;#1/1
 * Rippersnapper was a land shark. By the mythical name, this is a bulette.
 * 1) * 2001-04-20, "dave" &lt;JobberToSt...@yahoo.com&gt;, "OK what is a "bulette"", rec.games.roguelike.adom, &lt;9bppfs$igu$1@uns-a.ucl.ac.uk&gt;
 * My orcish barbarian who found a nice eternium 2hs in SMC was killed by a bulette in the second level of the unremarkable dungeon.
 * 1) * 2009-09, Jason Bulmahn, "Bulette", Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary, Paizo Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60125-183-1, page 39
 * The creation of some unknown arcanist in millennia past, the bulette has bred true to become one of the fiercest predators of the hills.
 * The creation of some unknown arcanist in millennia past, the bulette has bred true to become one of the fiercest predators of the hills.