watermonster en · NOUN
Meanings
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A monster inhabiting water.
So the noble prince proceeded undismayed up fells and screes, along narrow footpaths and ways where they were forced into single file, ledges on cliffs above lairs of water-monsters.
1999, Seamus Heaney, Beowulf, London: Faber and Faber, page 46:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| watermonsters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| water monster | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
ro monstru de apă (Translations) · fi vesihirviö (Translations) · de Wassermonster (Translations)