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A calque of the Mandarin 草泥馬/草泥马 (cǎonímǎ). See 草泥馬 for more.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: One of the ten "mythical Baidu deities" invented by Chinese internet users for the purpose of circumventing censorship. Usually depicted as resembling an alpaca, and is supposedly living in the Mahler Gobi desert. Full definition →
A calque of the Mandarin 草泥馬/草泥马 (cǎonímǎ). See 草泥馬 for more.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.