English Dictionary

grootslang

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

南アフリカの伝承に登場する幻の生物。象の頭部と蛇の体を持ち、象を捕食し、ダイヤモンドを蓄えると伝えられており、特定の個体は南アフリカの海と繋がる洞窟に生息するとされる。

Villagers whispered that a grootslang haunted the abandoned diamond mine, swallowing elephants whole to feed itself and stashing the precious gems in its lair.

村人たちは、象の頭をした巨大な大蛇が放棄されたダイヤ鉱山に棲み、象を丸呑みにして自らの餌とし、宝石を巣にため込むとささやいた。

意味（1）

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.

Two more grootslangs appeared on either side of their leader, both larger and more frightening than the one he had made in the museum.

grootslangs （ plural ）