Loch Ness monster
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- noun
- /lɒk nɛs ˈmɒnstər/
- Literature
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monstruo del lago Ness
- Wait a minute, The Loch Ness Monster is the lake monster.
- see the Loch Ness monster
Wait a minute, The Loch Ness Monster is the lake monster.
- Wait a minute, The Loch Ness Monster is the lake monster.
- So like, think monster, Loch Ness Monster kind of thing.
- As per usual, the thought of a huge sea serpent or heck, the Loch Ness Monster, Why not?
- Killer mermaids, an entertainment business, films, movies like mockumentary, so like about the Loch Ness Monster, that kind of stuff like not real things.
Examples
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ERIKA: What is the Loch Ness monster?
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You've heard of the Loch Ness monster?
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You make it sound like the Loch Ness monster.
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It's the Loch Ness monster.
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It's the Loch Ness monster!
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What about the Loch Ness monster?
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Mm, that's our very own Loch Ness monster.
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One second, a new study has found that the Loch Ness Monster isn't a giant eel.
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I don't care if the Loch Ness monster's out there, and he's ravenous.
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Many tourists visit Scotland hoping to catch a glimpse of the Loch Ness monster.
Synonyms
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A very large person or animal with a strange, frightening body
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A large animal that people say lives in Loch Ness, Scotland
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An imaginary being like a dragon or unicorn with magical powers
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A large sea creature like a snake from old stories
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A made-up animal or being from old stories that people often say is real
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A made-up creature from old stories or folk tales
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A frightening creature from stories or legends that is not real
Surface Forms
Morphology
The referent is compositionally built from 'loch' (a lake), 'Ness' (a place-name) and 'monster' (a creature), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it denotes a creature associated with the lake called Loch Ness. While specific legendary details (size, plesiosaur-like appearance) are cultural knowledge, the basic meaning 'monster from Loch Ness' is directly derivable and follows a common place-name + noun pattern.
Etymology
Loch Ness monster comes from stories of a strange animal in Loch Ness, a big lake in Scotland, where people said they saw a hump or a long neck rising from the water. People began to call it a 'monster' after a famous 1930s photo and many reports of seeing it, so today the name means a large, legendary animal said to live in that lake.