hypothetical creature

/ˌˈhaɪpəˌˈθɛdəkəl ˌkritʃər/
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Other forms: hypothetical creatures

Definitions of hypothetical creature
  1. noun
    a creature that has not been observed but is hypothesized to exist
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    types:
    alien, extraterrestrial, extraterrestrial being
    a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
    type of:
    imaginary being, imaginary creature
    a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction
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