# Mothman

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #98,467

## Definitions
1. A legendary creature, regarded as a cryptid or alien, reportedly seen in West Virginia in the mid-1960s.

## Etymology
From moth + man.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mothman