Meaning of olitiau | Babel Free

Definitions

A gigantic cryptid of Central Africa, said to resemble a bat or flying reptile.

Examples

“"What kind of a bat is it," I asked, "that has wings like this (opening my arms) and is all black?" "Olitiau!" somebody almost screamed, and there was a hurried conference in the Assumbo tongue.”

“...the kongamato like the olitiau is in the habit of diving at men crossing its territory — perhaps trying to drive them away...”

“As large as a huge eagle, local tribesmen called it an Olitiau.”

“Several authorities have boldly attempted to equate the olitiau with a pterodactyl, in preference to a giant bat.”

“Known locally as the olitiau, the creature that buzzed Dr. Sanderson was similar to dozens of other strange birds said to still inhabit remote corners of Africa.”

“In his youth, Sanderson, a Scot, was an explorer who mounted expeditions into some of the world's most isolated jungles, recording numerous thus-far unknown creatures — most notably, the gigantic bat-like creature known as the Olitiau, which attacked his party while he was exploring in the Assumbo Mountains of Cameroon.”

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