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mokele mbembe

mokele mbembe 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

Forms of mokele mbembe

pluralmokele mbembes

Questions about mokele mbembe

What is mokele mbembe the alternative form of?
Mokele mbembe is the alternative form of mokele-mbembe.

Words near mokele mbembe in the dictionary

  1. Mokanshan
  2. mokas
  3. mokatine
  4. mokatines
  5. moke
  6. mokele mbembe
  7. mokele mbembes
  8. mokele-mbembe
  9. mokele-mbembes
  10. Mokelumne Hill
  11. Moken

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