grootslang
English
noun
Definitions
- A South African cryptid with the head of an elephant and the body of a snake, which reputedly eats elephants and hoards diamonds; one particular one (the Grootslang) is reputed to live in a cave in South Africa connected to the sea.
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans grootslang (great snake), groot (big, great) + Afrikaans slang (snake).
Origin
Afrikaans
slang
Gloss
snake
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
蛇