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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: abominable snowman n - a large legendary manlike or apelike creature, alleged to inhabit the Himalayan Mountains
Also called: yeti
Etymology: a translation of Tibetan metohkangmi, from metoh foul + kangmi snowman Abom′inable Snow′man, - Mythologya legendary large, hairy, humanoid creature said to inhabit the Himalayas. Also called yeti.
- spurious translation of a supposed Tibetan phrase metoh kangmi, probably an erroneous rendering of Tibetan mi t'om man-bear and k'ang mi snowfield man 1920–25
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