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Mothman

Mothman proper noun: a legendary creature, regarded as a cryptid or alien, reportedly seen in West Virginia in the mid-1960s.

Proper noun

Mothman

  1. A legendary creature, regarded as a cryptid or alien, reportedly seen in West Virginia in the mid-1960s.

Origin of Mothman

From moth + man.

Questions about Mothman

What does Mothman mean?
Mothman means a legendary creature, regarded as a cryptid or alien, reportedly seen in West Virginia in the mid-1960s.
What part of speech is Mothman?
Mothman is a proper noun.

Words near Mothman in the dictionary

  1. mothier
  2. mothiest
  3. mothing
  4. mothless
  5. mothlike
  6. Mothman
  7. Mothparja
  8. mothproof
  9. mothproofed
  10. mothproofer
  11. mothproofers

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