Mothman
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Mothman
From the insectlike appearance of the creature
Example Sentences
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From the Mothman, Wampus Cat, and Raven Mocker to the Grafton and Flatwoods Monsters, the Appalachians are teeming with supernatural creatures.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 13, 2023
Bigfoot led to Yeti, Yeti to the Loch Ness monster, the Loch Ness monster to the Mothman, and so on.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2018
Back in the late 1990’s/early 2000’s, a legal thriller like Primal Fear or a potboiler like The Mothman Prophecies was considered a mainstream studio release.
From Forbes ● Apr. 30, 2015
Like Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster, Mothman is a mythic creature that some people adamantly believe is real, even though the larger scientific community does not.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2014
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na… Mothman!
From Los Angeles Times
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