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wendigo

British  
/ ˈwɛndɪˌɡəʊ, ˈwɪndɪˌɡəʊ /

noun

  1. (among Algonquian Indians) an evil spirit or cannibal

  2. another name for splake

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Etymology

Origin of wendigo

from Algonquian: evil spirit or cannibal

Example Sentences

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The wendigo stalks the movie like just another rattle-throat corpse-grinder that yowls and stomps and does its darnedest to trample a path for a sequel.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2021

The setting is a small Oregon coal mining town that looks funereal even before the wendigo stacks up spines like discarded toothpicks.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2021

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