legendary creature

/ˌlɛdʒənˈdɛri ˌkritʃər/
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Definitions of legendary creature
  1. noun
    a monster that is unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factual
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    examples:
    Sasquatch
    large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada
    Loch Ness monster
    a large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland
    types:
    abominable snowman, yeti
    a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas
    doppelganger
    a ghostly double of a living person that haunts its living counterpart
    sea serpent
    huge creature of the sea resembling a snake or dragon
    type of:
    mythical creature, mythical monster
    a monster renowned in folklore and myth
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