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- proper noun cryptozoology A nickname for the
Loch Ness monster . - proper noun A
diminutive of the femalegiven name Agnes .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland
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Examples
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Worst line: About the Loch Ness Monster (No. 56): Nessie is “the most popular tourist attraction in Scotland.”
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In the United Kingdom, the confirmed existence of Nessie is irrelevant because the monster has a mythological meaning to the British people, but particularly to the Scottish that do not need proof to believe in the monsters existence.
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(Nessie is apparently also real, and some sort of possibly intelligent lichens have just been found on Mars, just to emphasize that we're not in Kansas ... at least, not our Kansas ... any more.)
What I've Just Read: Dragonhaven ewillett 2009
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Worst line: About the Loch Ness Monster (No. 56): Nessie is “the most popular tourist attraction in Scotland.”
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Worst line: About the Loch Ness Monster (No. 56): Nessie is “the most popular tourist attraction in Scotland.”
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Worst line: About the Loch Ness Monster (No. 56): Nessie is “the most popular tourist attraction in Scotland.”
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If Nessie is regarded fondly by the locals, Crowley is not.
September 2006 2006
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Nessie is not the only mysterious figure associated with the area.
September 2006 2006
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Nessie is not the only mysterious figure associated with the area.
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Everyone agrees that Nessie is a large, saurian aquatic animal with a long slender neck.
Myths and Legends: Harvard Richard Nokes 2006
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