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The '''Occamy''' is a plumed, two-legged serpentine-bodied creature with wings that may reach up to fifteen feet in height. The Occamy is extremely aggressive to anyone who approaches it, and lives off of [[rat]]s, [[wikipedia:bird|birds]], and occasionally [[wikipedia:monkey|monkeys]]. It is extremely protective of its eggs, which are made of the most pure and soft [[silver]]. It is found in the Far East and [[India]].
   
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==Etymology==
The '''Occamy''' is a two legged serpentine-bodied creature with wings. The Occamy is extremely aggressive to anyone who approaches it, and it lives off of rats and birds, and occasionally monkeys. It is extremely protective of its eggs, which are made of pure soft silver.
 
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The word "occamy" is derived from the name of the English philosopher [[Wikipedia:William of Ockham|Occam]], who invented the methodological principle "[[Wikipedia:Occam's Razor|Occam's Razor]]", which asserts that when evaluating two competing explanations for a situation one should accept the one that requires least assumptions to be made (or, in other words, nothing should be presumed to exist that is not absolutely necessary for explanation).
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As such, the naming of this creature as an "occamy" is a joke on the part of [[J. K. Rowling]], since the existence of the occamy itself (and just about every other creature described in [[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]) has no reason to exist and came into being solely for the sake of fleshing out the aforementioned book.<ref name="legal">[http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/system/files/Trial+Transcript+Day+1.txt Court record of the legal dispute between JK Rowling and the HP Lexicon over the proposed publication by the latter of an unofficial and unauthorized Harry Potter guide]</ref>
   
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{Mention}}
*''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''
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*''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'' {{Mention}}
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*''[[Wonderbook: Book of Spells]]'' {{1st}}
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
   
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{{Creatures by classification}}
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[[Category:Beasts]]
 
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Revision as of 02:21, 6 July 2014

The Occamy is a plumed, two-legged serpentine-bodied creature with wings that may reach up to fifteen feet in height. The Occamy is extremely aggressive to anyone who approaches it, and lives off of rats, birds, and occasionally monkeys. It is extremely protective of its eggs, which are made of the most pure and soft silver. It is found in the Far East and India.

Etymology

The word "occamy" is derived from the name of the English philosopher Occam, who invented the methodological principle "Occam's Razor", which asserts that when evaluating two competing explanations for a situation one should accept the one that requires least assumptions to be made (or, in other words, nothing should be presumed to exist that is not absolutely necessary for explanation).

As such, the naming of this creature as an "occamy" is a joke on the part of J. K. Rowling, since the existence of the occamy itself (and just about every other creature described in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) has no reason to exist and came into being solely for the sake of fleshing out the aforementioned book.[1]

Appearances

Notes and references

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XX Augurey · Bowtruckle · Chizpurfle · Clabbert · Diricawl · Fairy · Ghoul · Gnome · Grindylow · Imp · Jobberknoll · Mooncalf · Porlock · Puffskein · Ramora · Winged horse
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XXXX Centaur · Demiguise · Erkling · Erumpent · Golden Snidget · Graphorn · Griffin · Hidebehind · Kappa · Kelpie · Merperson · Occamy · Phoenix · Re'em · Runespoor · Snallygaster · Sphinx · Tebo · Thestral · Thunderbird · Troll · Unicorn · Winged horse · Yeti
XXXXX Acromantula · Basilisk · Chimaera · Dragon · Horned Serpent · Lethifold · Manticore · Nundu · Quintaped · Wampus cat · Werewolf