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yeti

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Folklore
yet·i /ˈjeti/ noun [countable]  RFa large hairy creature like a human which some people believe lives in the Himalayan mountains 雪人〔传说生活在喜马拉雅山脉的一种多毛、形如人类的动物 SYN Abominable Snowman
Examples from the Corpus
yetiThe most obvious example was the attempt to find a yeti on an expedition Bonington led to climb Menlungtse in the Himalaya.You once organised an expedition to find the yeti.I think the yeti is wonderfully unproven in either direction.
Origin yeti (1900-2000) Tibetan
yet·i nounChineseSyllable
people large human like hairy a creature a which Corpus believe some


yeti
yeti /ˈjeti/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: Tibetan
a large hairy creature like a human which some people believe lives in the Himalayan mountains
   SYN  Abominable Snowman


yetiBrE /ˈjeti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈjeti/ 🔊 (also Aˌbominable ˈSnowman) nouna large creature like a bear or a man covered with hair, that some people believe lives in the Himalayan mountains 雪人(似人或熊的巨大长毛动物,据传生活在喜马拉雅山脉)