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abominable snowman

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abominable snowman
n.
A hairy humanlike animal reportedly inhabiting the snows of the high Himalaya Mountains. Also called yeti.
abominable snowman
n
(Myth & Legend / Non-European Myth & Legend) a large legendary manlike or apelike creature, alleged to inhabit the Himalayan Mountains Also called yeti
[a translation of Tibetan metohkangmi, from metoh foul + kangmi snowman]
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Noun1.abominable snowmanabominable snowman - a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas
yeti
legendary creature - a monster that is unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factual


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