yowie


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yowie

(ˈjaʊɪ)
n
(Non-European Myth & Legend) a large legendary manlike or apelike creature, alleged to inhabit the Australian outback
[C21: from an Aboriginal word yuwi]
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Fay is still "stoked" with having captured the Australian yowie sound on tape.
And producers believe they spotted a mysterious Australian YETI - called a Yowie - lurking in the bush.
In Nepal he's a Yeti, in Peru; Duende, in Japan; Higabon, in Australia a Yowie and here in Wales Brenin Llwyd (Grey King).
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She said the new Cadbury product - the Yowie - was just as exciting for children but safe.