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Altamaha-ha

Altamaha-ha proper noun: a mythical aquatic creature (cryptid) supposed to inhabit the Altamaha River and connected streams and marshes in Georgia in the United States (either considered one specific creature, or a species).

Proper noun

Altamaha-ha (plural Altamaha-has)

  1. A mythical aquatic creature (cryptid) supposed to inhabit the Altamaha River and connected streams and marshes in Georgia in the United States (either considered one specific creature, or a species).
    • "That Altamaha-ha has nothing to do with anything." Troy almost laughed because Keven was pointing to the Ha-ha even in the midst of his denials. "If we didn't have Altamaha-has and unicorns and dreams of flying we'd never come up with […]"1987, Doris Buchanan Smith, Karate Dancer, Putnam Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 62
    • The Altamaha-ha, as the serpent has been named, is said to be from twelve to twenty feet long, about two feet in diameter, and gunmetal gray on top with a creamy underside. Most descriptions suggest a creature that is part eel, part alligator, ...
    • […] Despite many sightings since 1969, no one has yet landed an Altamaha-ha, but the marshes around Darien still roil at high tide.2005, Emily Ellison, Chuck Perry, Liars and Legends, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN

Examples of Altamaha-ha in a sentence

  • Some reports suggest the monster, dubbed Altamaha-ha, first surfaced along the river in the 1960s.2006, Kelly Milner Halls, Rick Spears, Roxyanne Young, Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures That May Or May Not Exist, Millbrook...
  • The most famous one, Altamaha-ha, is said to make his home in the Altamaha River, a vast tidal estuary of rivers, creeks, and marshes affected by the tides of the Atlantic.2006, Jim Miles, Mark Sceurman, Weird Georgia: Your Travel Guide to Georgia's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets, Sterling Publishing...

Forms of Altamaha-ha

pluralAltamaha-has

Questions about Altamaha-ha

What does Altamaha-ha mean?
Altamaha-ha means a mythical aquatic creature (cryptid) supposed to inhabit the Altamaha River and connected streams and marshes in Georgia in the United States (either considered one specific creature, or a species).
How do you use Altamaha-ha in a sentence?
Some reports suggest the monster, dubbed Altamaha-ha, first surfaced along the river in the 1960s.
What part of speech is Altamaha-ha?
Altamaha-ha is a proper noun.

Words near Altamaha-ha in the dictionary

  1. Altais
  2. altaite
  3. altaltissimo
  4. altaltissimos
  5. Altamaha
  6. Altamaha-ha
  7. Altamaha-has
  8. Altamira
  9. Altamirano
  10. Altamiranos
  11. Altamiras

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