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mapinguari

/ˌmæpɪŋˈɡwɑːri/

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noun

formalcommon/ˌmæpɪŋˈɡwɑːri/

A noun referring to a legendary, human-sized, sloth-like creature reportedly sighted by indigenous people in the Amazon rainforest.

  • 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее легендарное существо размером с человека, похожее на ленивца, которое, по сообщениям, видели коренные жители тропических лесов Амазонки.
  1. Mythical creature C2 informal

    A legendary, human-sized, sloth-like creature reportedly sighted by indigenous people in the Amazon rainforest.

    • Local tribes tell stories of the mapinguari roaming deep in the jungle.
    • Expeditions have searched for the mapinguari but found no conclusive evidence.
    • The mapinguari is often described as having a foul odor and a single eye.

    🇷🇺Мифическое существо