Bigfoots

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A large, ape-like creature said to inhabit remote areas, often depicted in folklore and eyewitness reports
2. A mythological being associated with wilderness and unexplained phenomena, often characterized by its elusive nature
3. An elusive figure in popular culture and cryptozoology, thought to be a hidden species of hairy giants roaming forests and mountains

Etymology: "Bigfoots" is the plural of "bigfoot," the large, ape-like creature said to roam remote forests. The plural is the form used when speaking of more than one such creature, and it inherits its meaning from the base word, which is a compound of "big" and "foot" describing the oversized footprints attributed to the creature.