grootslang

English

noun
Definitions
  • A South African cryptid with the head of an elephant and the body of a snake, which reputedly eats elephants and hoards diamonds; one particular one (the Grootslang) is reputed to live in a cave in South Africa connected to the sea.

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans grootslang (great snake), groot (big, great) + Afrikaans slang (snake).

Origin

Afrikaans

slang

Gloss

snake

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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