bunyip

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mythical Australian monster, said to inhabit swamps and lagoons. Australia
    — The bunyip here was considered to have a magical power over humans, causing them considerable misfortune. Places where there were many eels tended to be where bunyips lived, as this was their food. On one occasion, Aboriginal people claimed that a bunyip lured a woman to her death by distracting her with a large catch of eels. It was considered extremely bad luck to kill or injure a bunyip.
  2. An imposter or con-man. Australia,obsolete,slang
  3. Ellipsis of bunyip bird. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis

词形变化

bunyips plural

词汇关系

衍生词
bunyip aristocracy bunyip bird
相关词
yowie

词源

Etymology tree
Wathaurong ban-yibbor.
English bunyip
Borrowed from Wathaurong ban-yib.
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