"mokele-mbembe" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mokele-mbembes [plural]
Etymology: From Lingala, possibly meaning "one who stops the flow of rivers", or "rainbow". Head templates: {{en-noun}} mokele-mbembe (plural mokele-mbembes)
  1. A large water-dwelling cryptid described in legends of the Congo River basin. Wikipedia link: mokele-mbembe Categories (topical): Cryptozoology Synonyms: mokele mbembe, Mokele-mbembe, Mokele-Mbembe, mokèlé-mbèmbé, Mokèlé-mbèmbé

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