rokurokubi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 轆(ろく)轤(ろ)首(くび) (rokurokubi).

Noun

rokurokubi (plural rokurokubi)

  1. (Japanese mythology) A yōkai in the form of a person who can stretch their neck to great lengths.
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