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mokèlé-mbèmbé

mokèlé-mbèmbé is the alternative form of mokele-mbembe.

Meaning of mokele-mbembe

Noun

mokele-mbembe (plural mokele-mbembes)

  1. A large water-dwelling cryptid described in legends of the Congo River basin.
    • The mokele mbembes' favorite hangout was a big lake frequented by the local fishermen […]1995, Tom Logsdon, Understanding the Navstar

Noun capitalized: Mokèlé-mbèmbé

Mokèlé-mbèmbé (plural Mokèlé-mbèmbés)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of mokele-mbembe.

Forms of mokèlé-mbèmbé

pluralmokèlé-mbèmbés
pluralMokèlé-mbèmbés

Questions about mokèlé-mbèmbé

What is mokèlé-mbèmbé the alternative form of?
Mokèlé-mbèmbé is the alternative form of mokele-mbembe.
What part of speech is mokèlé-mbèmbé?
Mokèlé-mbèmbé is a noun.
What is the plural of mokèlé-mbèmbé?
The plural of mokèlé-mbèmbé is mokèlé-mbèmbés.

Words near mokèlé-mbèmbé in the dictionary

  1. Mokshans
  2. Mokshas
  3. mokume-gane
  4. mokurruree
  5. mokusatsu
  6. mokèlé-mbèmbé
  7. mokèlé-mbèmbés
  8. mol
  9. mol sieve
  10. mol sieves
  11. mol%

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