| OED requirements | any evidence 1958 |
| Earliest cite | in F&SF |
| Comment | Fred Galvin submitted a 1958 cite from editorial matter in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction From an etext, Ralf Brown suggested cites from chapters 3 and 6 of Anne McCaffrey's "Dinosaur Planet": we would like to see cites from the printed version. |
| Last modified | 12 August, 2009 |
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| 1958 Mag. Fantasy & Sci. Fiction Feb. 20 | Our xenobiologically-minded authors poured in reports on astonishing alien beings; and readers still cherish the memory of such fascinating creatures as Theodore Sturgeon's often-reprinted hurkle. |