Guyascutus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Guyascutus is a noun meaning (US) An imaginary four-legged monster of varying descriptions, usually with two legs on one side of its body longer than the two on the other.
Meaning
(US) An imaginary four-legged monster of varying descriptions, usually with two legs on one side of its body longer than the two on the other.
Example Sentences
One person says that there is more to it: "The guyascutus Ieadeth the wangdoodle wheresoever he willeth."
The sky was filled with steam; a horrible outcry arose, and the shape of the Guyascutus became dimly visible.
The guyascutus was a ferocious, man-eating beast which, after much fanfare and sensational publicity, was exhibited in small antebellum Southern towns.
The story of the guyanosa or guyascutus (see Knickerbocker Mag. XXVIII. 36-38 and Harper's Mag. VII. 708-709) tells of somesharpers who sold tickets to the public to see this strange and savage animal.
Word Forms
- guyascutuses
- guyascutis
- guyanosa
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include catawampus, scut, sasquatch, scutum, scutigerid, quadruped.
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