yeti

noun/ˈjɛti/

Frequency rank: #12,985 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A large, ape-like creature said to live in the Himalayan mountains, also called the Abominable Snowman.

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Example sentence

The explorers claimed they had spotted yeti footprints in the snow near the mountain summit.

Synonyms & related words

  • sasquatch
  • bigfoot

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