Skookum

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cryptid legendary creature purported Bigfoot body impression regional name

Skookum is a regional name used in parts of the Pacific Northwest to refer to the legendary ape-like creature commonly known as Bigfoot or Sasquatch.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Skookum cast	0

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cryptid ⓘ legendary creature ⓘ purported Bigfoot body impression ⓘ regional name ⓘ
associatedWith	Bigfoot legends ⓘ North American folklore ⓘ Sasquatch legends ⓘ Skookum legend ⓘ
category	Pacific Northwest folklore ⓘ folklore of the United States ⓘ legendary primates ⓘ
describedAs	ape-like creature ⓘ
discoveredIn	Washington State NERFINISHED ⓘ
etymologyMeaning	monstrous ⓘ powerful ⓘ strong ⓘ
habitat	forests of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ mountainous regions of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ
hasBodyType	bipedal ⓘ hairy ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion	Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasReputationFor	elusiveness ⓘ ferocity ⓘ strength ⓘ
hasVariantName	Skookum beast NERFINISHED ⓘ Skookum man NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Chinook Jargon NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn	Bigfoot literature ⓘ local newspaper accounts ⓘ regional oral traditions ⓘ
notableIn	Bigfoot research community ⓘ
perceivedNature	supernatural being ⓘ unknown animal ⓘ
refersTo	Bigfoot NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasquatch NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept	wild man of the woods ⓘ
relatedTerm	Skookum cast ⓘ
relatedTo	Native American legends of hairy giants ⓘ
resembles	large ape ⓘ
timePeriodOfUse	19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ
usedBy	hunters in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ loggers in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ settlers in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ
usedIn	Pacific Northwest English NERFINISHED ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bigfoot → alsoKnownAs → Skookum ⓘ