🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

criatura mítica

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɾjaˈtuɾa ˈmitika

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mythical creature/ˈmɪθ.ɪ.kəl ˈkriː.tʃər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El fénix es una criatura mítica que renace de sus cenizas."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A legendary animal or being that is not real and exists only in folklore, mythology, or fiction.

    "Ancient Greek mythology is filled with famous mythical creatures like the dragon, the phoenix, and the unicorn."
  2. 2

    A supernatural or fantastical humanoid entity appearing in fantasy literature and role-playing games.

    "The fantasy novel featured various mythical creatures, including elves, dwarves, and goblins."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'mythical', deriving from the Greek 'mythikos' (pertaining to a myth or legend), and 'creature', from the Latin 'creatura' (a thing created). It emerged in modern folklore and literary analysis to categorize supernatural animals and beings originating from ancient mythologies, legends, and fairy tales.

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