ツチノコ

noun

tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature

A legendary Japanese cryptid resembling a fat snake or lizard, often said to have a thick midsection and the ability to jump or roll.

• ツチノコは日本にほんの未み確かく認にん生せい物ぶつの一ひとつだ。

  The tsuchinoko is one of Japan's cryptids.

• 山やまでツチノコを見みたという人ひとがいる。

  Some people claim to have seen a tsuchinoko in the mountains.