Loch Ness monster

See also: Loch Ness Monster

English

Shapes of the purported sightings of the Loch Ness monster

Alternative forms

• Loch Ness Monster

Proper noun

the Loch Ness monster

1. (cryptozoology) A large creature believed by some to inhabit Loch Ness in Scotland. It is said to have a long neck and one or more humps that protrude from the water.

Synonyms

• Nessie (nickname)

Coordinate terms

• cryptid
• lake monster
• monster
• sea monster
• sea serpent
• serpent

Related terms

• loch
• Loch Ness
• monster
• Ness
• River Ness

Translations

hypothetical creature

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 尼斯湖水怪 (nei⁴ si¹ wu⁴ seoi² gwaai³)

  Mandarin: 尼斯湖水怪 (zh) (Nísīhú shuǐguài)

• Czech: lochnesská příšera f
• Danish: Loch Ness-uhyre n
• Dutch: monster van Loch Ness n
• Finnish: Loch Nessin hirviö
• French: monstre du Loch Ness (fr) m
• Greek: Τέρας του Λοχ Νες n (Téras tou Loch Nes)
• Portuguese: Monstro do Lago Ness m
• Romanian: monstrul din Loch Ness m
• Scottish Gaelic: Uilebheist Loch Nis m
• Spanish: monstruo del lago Ness m