alien

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Apers believe Bigfoot is just a primate unknown to science while Woo-Woos think Bigfoot is some sort of interdimensional traveller - an alien of sort.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"Initially, I thought we must have sequenced some alien species. It's very rare for an active gene, which makes a protein, to not have a match."

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

What he finds is a sweet, five-legged alien who appears to have a stone-like exterior.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Why does the Mayan world remain so alien, notwithstanding the extraordinary work of Mr. Stuart and his peers?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

He looked too alien, too sterile, too humorless.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix