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Yeti Moderate

Yeti has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas

"Hikers in the snow-capped mountains often claim they saw a yeti moving silently through the dense forest."

2

An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.

"Legend says that a yeti was spotted by hikers trekking through the snow-covered Himalayas yesterday."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
legendary creature

Origin

The word "yeti" comes from Tibetan, where it originally meant "wildman." It is formed by combining words for "dirt or slate" and "bear."

Rhyming Words
eti ceti seti neti meti leti keti rieti foeti oseti tapeti phoeti chieti boleti preeti kakheti imereti svaneti forseti jelveti
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