the name of a fantastic, imaginary creature created by
English writer and mathematician Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) in his book Through the Looking-
Glass (1871), the
sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). In the book, the Jabberwocky is the
subject of a poem of the same name and is a dragon-like monster with flaming eyes, large claws and teeth. One of the
a nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll.