the Beast of Bodmin
/ðə ˌbiːst əv ˈbɒdmɪn/
/ðə ˌbiːst əv ˈbɑːdmɪn/
- an animal that some people say they have seen on Bodmin Moor in south-west England. Some think it is a big cat, such as a lion, that has escaped from a zoo . Other people think that there is no Beast of Bodmin, and that people have simply seen large dogs in the fog.
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