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Igopogo

Igopogo proper noun: a large aquatic creature, similar to the Loch Ness monster, which supposedly lives in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.

Proper noun

Igopogo

  1. (Canada) A large aquatic creature, similar to the Loch Ness monster, which supposedly lives in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
    • The story of Lake Simcoe's monster started 11 years ago, when Wellington Charles, a fishing guide on the lake for many years, first sighted a mysterious marine animal. He described it as having a neck like a stovepipe with a face like a boxer dog. At the time, he named the thing Igopogo.1963 July 1, “Igopogo, Simcoe Monster, Reported Sighted Again”, in The Globe and Mail, page 1

Questions about Igopogo

What does Igopogo mean?
Igopogo means a large aquatic creature, similar to the Loch Ness monster, which supposedly lives in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
What part of speech is Igopogo?
Igopogo is a proper noun.

Words near Igopogo in the dictionary

  1. Ignotum tomato
  2. IGNs
  3. IGO
  4. Igoe
  5. Igoes
  6. Igopogo
  7. Igor
  8. igorinid
  9. igorinids
  10. Igorot
  11. Igorots

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