laun.

/laʊ/

Etymology: Apparently < an African language.

An African water monster supposed to live in the swamps of the Nile valley.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > aquatic monster or serpent

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cetec1220

dragona1340

serra1449

hurlpool1553

afanc1573

orcc1590

sea monster1600

Hydrus1667

sea-dragon1749

kraken1755

sea-snake1755

Midgard1770

the (great) sea-serpent1774

sea-worm1799

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makara1873

Mamlambo1919

lau1923

Ogopogo1926

1923 H. C. Jackson in Sudan Notes & Rec. VI. 187 There is also a third kind [of python] of which rumours have come to my ears... This serpent is called Lau by the Nuer and Dinka... It is reported to be of gigantic proportions.

1925 Blackwood's Mag. Sept. 303/2 The lau is a composite beast; it is reputed to have a bit of the bird, snake and lizard in it, like the wyvern in coats-of-arms.

1937 Discovery Dec. 369/1 The lau and the lukwata, monstrous beasts whose hideous calls are heard booming through the grey night-mists of the lakes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	lau
释义	laun. /laʊ/ Etymology: Apparently < an African language. An African water monster supposed to live in the swamps of the Nile valley. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > aquatic monster or serpent nickerOE cetec1220 dragona1340 serra1449 hurlpool1553 afanc1573 orcc1590 sea monster1600 Hydrus1667 sea-dragon1749 kraken1755 sea-snake1755 Midgard1770 the (great) sea-serpent1774 sea-worm1799 taniwha1840 makara1873 Mamlambo1919 lau1923 Ogopogo1926 1923 H. C. Jackson in Sudan Notes & Rec. VI. 187 There is also a third kind [of python] of which rumours have come to my ears... This serpent is called Lau by the Nuer and Dinka... It is reported to be of gigantic proportions. 1925 Blackwood's Mag. Sept. 303/2 The lau is a composite beast; it is reputed to have a bit of the bird, snake and lizard in it, like the wyvern in coats-of-arms. 1937 Discovery Dec. 369/1 The lau and the lukwata, monstrous beasts whose hideous calls are heard booming through the grey night-mists of the lakes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1923
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