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bunyips

bunyips is the plural of bunyip.

Meaning of bunyip

Noun

bunyip (plural bunyips)

  1. (Australia) A mythical Australian monster, said to inhabit swamps and lagoons.
    • The bunyip here was considered to have a magical power over humans, causing them considerable misfortune. Places where there were many eels tended to be where bunyips lived, as this was their food. On one occasion, Aboriginal people claimed that a bunyip lured a woman to her death by distracting...2007, Janet Parker, Julie Stanton, editors, Mythology: Myths, Legends and Fantasies, page 387
  2. (Australia, obsolete, slang) An imposter or con-man.

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Questions about bunyips

What is bunyips the plural of?
Bunyips is the plural of bunyip.

Words near bunyips in the dictionary

  1. bunyip
  2. bunyip aristocracy
  3. bunyip bird
  4. bunyip birds
  5. Bunyip North
  6. bunyips
  7. bunyon
  8. bunyons
  9. Bunyoro
  10. Bunyoro rabbit
  11. Bunyoro rabbits

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