"Legendary Creatures" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An unverified animal or humanoid, sometimes supernatural, often believed to be real and described in MYTHOLOGY, FOLKLORE, or legends. Some legendary creatures, such as the unicorn, were documented in scholarly antiquarian accounts of natural history.
| Descriptor ID |
D000068636
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.076.201.450.515.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Legendary Creatures- Legendary Creatures
- Creature, Legendary
- Creatures, Legendary
- Legendary Creature
- Mythical Creatures
- Creature, Mythical
- Creatures, Mythical
- Mythical Creature
- Mythical Animals
- Animal, Mythical
- Animals, Mythical
- Mythical Animal
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