Kalidahs
Monstrous beasts with bodies like bears and heads like tigers, with claws so long and sharp they can tear lions apart, dwelling in a part of the forest.
First named in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 7
To add to their discomfort, they soon heard strange noises in the depths of the forest, and the Lion whispered to them that it was in this part of the country that the Kalidahs lived.
What the books say it is
species bears and tigers 1 chapter
The Kalidahs--beasts with bodies like bears and heads like tigers--had once been fierce and bloodthirsty, but even they were now nearly all tamed, although at times one or another of them would get cross and disagreeable.
The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 3
appearance bear bodies and tiger heads 1 chapter
The Kalidahs--beasts with bodies like bears and heads like tigers--had once been fierce and bloodthirsty, but even they were now nearly all tamed, although at times one or another of them would get cross and disagreeable.
The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 3
trait cross and disagreeable 1 chapter
The Kalidahs--beasts with bodies like bears and heads like tigers--had once been fierce and bloodthirsty, but even they were now nearly all tamed, although at times one or another of them would get cross and disagreeable.
The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 3
reputation the most disagreeable creatures in the Land of Oz 1 chapter
Now the Kalidahs, although the most disagreeable creatures in the Land of Oz, were nevertheless magical inhabitants of a magical Fairyland, and in their natures a certain amount of good was mingled with the evil.
The Magic of Oz, ch. 10