roc

• Persephone had forgotten all about their kiss before boarding the roc, and her vow to take time for Natasha. —  FSFDec2003
• The sphinx was the largest landbound creature, and the roc was the largest flying creature, except for the Simurgh, who did not generally involve herself in ordinary matters. —  Volk
• He was as large as a roc, but few folk realized how quiet big birds could be when they chose. —  The Dastard
• “Watch when we go over.” There is nothing like a roc-drawn kite passing overhead to bring out folks with little to do. —  The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 2005
• The bones seemed too solid for a roc, and there was no sign of wings, so probably it had been a grown groundborne sphinx. —  The Source of Magic

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