The Definition of Abominable Snowman

Abominable Snowman
–noun a legendary large, hairy, humanoid creature said to inhabit the Himalayas.

Also called yeti.


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[Origin: 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]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source abominable snowman
n. A hairy humanlike animal reportedly inhabiting the snows of the high Himalaya Mountains. Also called yeti.


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WordNet - Cite This Source abominable snowman

noun
a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas

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