| 单词 | nandi bear |
| 释义 | > as lemmasNandi bear Nandi bear n. [compare Nandi Chemosit, lit. ‘striker’, a fearsome devil in Nandi mythology said to have one leg, nine buttocks, and a mouth which shines like fire] a supposed animal resembling a bear, said to inhabit parts of East Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > resembling bear Nandi bear1927 1927 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 57 424 The name Chemosit is also applied to a very fierce animal..to which the late Dr. Heard gave the name ‘Nandi bear’. 1931 C. R. S. Pitman Game Warden xiv. 287 Tales of that elusive monster popularly known in Kenya as the ‘Nandi bear’ can boast a more substantial basis. 1950 Sun (Baltimore) 2 May 13/2 The curious Nandi bear..is often blamed for the killing of humans and domesticated animals in East Africa. 1953 G. W. B. Huntingford Nandi of Kenya 143 The Nandi bear..has been identified with the gorilla, giant badger, giant spotted hyaena, and perhaps others; and it may in fact be a name applied to more than one fierce animal. 2001 T. Haines Walking with Beasts iii. 107/2 Some cryptozoologists believe that the ‘Nandi Bear’ could in fact belong to a lost population of chalicotheres. < as lemmas |
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