grindylow
(UK, folklore, mythological creature) A folkloric creature, said to inhabit water and to grab children with its long sinewy arms and drown them.
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(UK, folklore, mythological creature) A folkloric creature, said to inhabit water and to grab children with its long sinewy arms and drown them.
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