What is the difference between bunyip and yowie?
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(Australia) A mythical Australian monster, said to inhabit swamps and lagoons.
* 2007 , Janet Parker, Julie Stanton (editors), Mythology: Myths, Legends and Fantasies ,
* 2008 , Oliver Ho, Mysteries Unwrapped: Mutants & Monsters ,
* 2009 , David D. Gilmore, Monsters: Evil Beings, Mythical Beasts, and All Manner of Imaginary Terrors ,
(Australia, slang, obsolete) An imposter or con-man.
(Australia, cryptozoology) An unidentified yeti-like animal said to exist in parts of Australia.
As nouns the difference between bunyip and yowie
is that bunyip is a mythical Australian monster, said to inhabit swamps and lagoons while yowie is an unidentified yeti-like animal said to exist in parts of Australia.bunyip
English
(wikipedia bunyip)Noun
(en noun)page 387,
- The bunyip' here was considered to have a magical power over humans, causing them considerable misfortune. Places where there were many eels tended to be where '''bunyips''' lived, as this was their food. On one occasion, Aboriginal people claimed that a '''bunyip''' lured a woman to her death by distracting her witha large catch of eels. It was considered extremely bad luck to kill or injure a ' bunyip .
page 26,
- According to the stories, the Bunyip' comes in many different shapes and sizes—some are covered in feathers, while others have scales like a crocodile. Most Aboriginal drawings show the ' Bunyip with a tail like a horse, and flippers and tusks like a walrus.
page 150,
- One particularly fierce bunyip described by Smith was well known as a man-eater throughout south Australia.