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noun
- A fictional small humanoid creature featuring in the novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, said to be from two to four feet in height.
- (by extension) A member of any race of small humans or hominids.
- 2007 September 20, Christopher Joyce, "Case Grows for "Hobbit" as Human Ancestor", All Things Considered, National Public Radio,
- : Although partial remains of other Hobbits have surfaced at the same site, they say it could have been an isolated colony of inbred people who shared the same genetic abnormalities.
- : But Matthew Tocheri says he thinks the Hobbit is an ancient ancestor and the ultimate survivor.
Translations: - Dutch: hobbit
- French: hobbit
- German: Hobbit
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- Italian: (t, it, hobbit, m)
- Spanish:
Etymology: Coined by w:J. R. R. Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien in 1937. Ostensibly from (term, holbytla, , hole-builder).
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