abominable snowman

abominable snowman
A manlike or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas.

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  • abominable snowman — 1921, translating Tibetan meetaoh kangmi …   Etymology dictionary

  • Abominable Snowman — ► NOUN ▪ the yeti …   English terms dictionary

  • Abominable Snowman — or yeti n. [? mistransl. of Tibet metch liengnii] a large, hairy, manlike animal reputed to live in the Himalayas: also called yeti …   English World dictionary

  • abominable snowman — noun a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas • Syn: ↑yeti • Hypernyms: ↑legendary creature * * * ↑abominable snowman * * * Aˌbominable ˈSnowman [Abominable Snowman] nou …   Useful english dictionary

  • Abominable Snowman (disambiguation) — Abominable Snowman is a common name for the yeti, an apelike animal cryptid said to inhabit the Himalaya region of Nepal and Tibet.Abominable Snowman may also refer to: * The Abominable Snowman (film), a 1957 British horror film, directed by Val… …   Wikipedia

  • Abominable Snowman (comics) — Infobox comics character converted=y caption= character name=Abominable Snowman real name=Carl Hanson publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Tales to Astonish vol. 1, #13 (Nov 1960) creators= alliances= aliases= powers=Possible super strength cat =… …   Wikipedia

  • abominable snowman — a.bominable snowman n a ↑yeti …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Abominable Snowman — noun (plural Abominable Snowmen) another term for yeti …   English new terms dictionary

  • Abominable Snowman, the — A,bominable Snowman, the a YETI …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • abominable snowman — noun Usage: often capitalized A&S Date: 1921 a mysterious creature with human or apelike characteristics reported to exist in the high Himalayas called also yeti …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Abominable Snowman — a legendary large, hairy, humanoid creature said to inhabit the Himalayas. Also called yeti. [1920 25; spurious trans. of a supposed Tibetan phrase metoh kangmi, prob. an erroneous rendering of Tibetan mi t om man bear and k ang mi snowfield man] …   Universalium

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