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WENDIGO
Etymology
Noun
wendigo (plural wendigo or wendigos or wendigoes)
(mythological creature) A malevolent and violent cannibal spirit found in Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, and Cree mythology, which is said to inhabit the body of a living person and possess him or her to commit murder.
Synonyms: wetiko, wihtikow, witigo, witiko (derived from Cree)
synonym of splake
Anagrams
• widgeon
Source: Wiktionary
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