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Mothman

American  
[mawth-man, moth-] / ˈmɔθˌmæn, ˈmɒθ- /

noun

  1. a winged, red-eyed, humanoid creature of legend, reputedly first seen in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, between 1966 and 1967.


Etymology

Origin of Mothman

From the insectlike appearance of the creature

Example Sentences

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For this reason, the vice president should strongly consider announcing that she believes in—or at the least is “just asking questions” about—ghosts, space aliens, and/or fantastical cryptids like Bigfoot and the West Virginia Mothman.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2024

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

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

He was a script supervisor on “The Bread, My Sweet,” and also worked as second unit script supervisor on “The Mothman Prophecies” and “Unstoppable,” the Denzel Washington movie that was shot here in 2009.

From Washington Times • Mar. 1, 2015

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na… Mothman!

From Los Angeles Times

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