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yowie

/ˈjaʊwi/

yowie noun: an ape-like monster or animal said to exist in parts of eastern Australia.

yowie: an ape-like monster or animal said to exist in parts of eastern Australia
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Noun

yowie (plural yowies)

  1. (Australia) An ape-like monster or animal said to exist in parts of eastern Australia.
    • The white population claimed that an escaped panther from a travelling circus was the culprit; others thought that a Yowie was responsible.1986, Bruce Pascoe, “The Slaughters of the Bulumwaal Butcher”, in Anita Heiss, Peter Minter, editors, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin, published 2008, page 101

Forms of yowie

pluralyowies

Origin of yowie

Borrowed from Gamilaraay yuwi (“dream spirit”).

Words formed from yowie

Words that rhyme with yowie

Questions about yowie

What does yowie mean?
Yowie means an ape-like monster or animal said to exist in parts of eastern Australia.
What part of speech is yowie?
Yowie is a noun.
How do you pronounce yowie?
Yowie is pronounced /ˈjaʊwi/.
What is the plural of yowie?
The plural of yowie is yowies.

Words near yowie in the dictionary

  1. yowdrin
  2. yowe
  3. Yowell
  4. Yowells
  5. yowes
  6. yowie
  7. Yowie Bay
  8. yowies
  9. yowl
  10. yowled
  11. yowler

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