legendary creature

legendary creature
noun
a monster that is unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factual
Hypernyms: ↑mythical monster, ↑mythical creature
Hyponyms: ↑abominable snowman, ↑yeti, ↑doppelganger, ↑sea serpent
Instance Hyponyms: ↑Bigfoot, ↑Sasquatch, ↑Loch Ness monster, ↑Nessie

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