bunyip

Examples

• All

• In the dark swamp, the children were frightened by the sound of the bunyip, a creature from Aboriginal stories.

• Some explorers claimed to have seen a bunyip while traveling through the Australian outback.

• The children listened in awe as their grandfather described the mysterious bunyip lurking in the billabong.

• Stories of the bunyip have been passed down through generations in Aboriginal communities.

• The bunyip is a fascinating creature in Aboriginal folklore.

• Have you ever seen a bunyip in the wild?

• The legend says that if you wander too close to the river at night, you might encounter a bunyip lurking in the shadows.

Synonyms

N

Nessie

vsbunyip

• Literature

5 9.9

A large animal that people say lives in Loch Ness, Scotland

is a creature from Indigenous Australian swamps and rivers

G

gryphon

vsbunyip

• Literature

5 9.9

A mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion

is an Indigenous water dwelling creature of swamps and rivers

Y

yowie

vsbunyip

• Australian

1 9.9

A large ape-like creature in Australian stories like Bigfoot

is instead described in Indigenous stories as living in swamps and rivers

W

whangdoodle

vsbunyip

• Archaic

1 9.9

An imaginary creature often found in children's stories

is instead a serious Aboriginal myth believed to inhabit swamps and rivers

W

wampus

vsbunyip

• Literature

9.9

A creature from North American stories said to be strange and scary

is from Indigenous Australian stories tied to swamps and rivers

Compounds

B

bunyip aristocracy

• Offensive

9.9

A joking Australian phrase for people who act like they are richer and more important than others

Surface Forms

Etymology