expandable-swallowing-mouth
morphological
Figures bearing this motif (9)
Isiququmadevu · salience 0.95
“The creature is described as bloated and squat, bearded in some renderings, and its characteristic act is total consumption: it swallows people, cattle, dogs and whole settlements, and the accounts pile the categories up to convey scale.”
Boobrie · salience 0.9
“Once its victim is within range, the Boobrie strikes with lightning speed, utilizing its most distinctive feature: an expandable beak capable of swallowing prey whole.”
Fenrir · salience 0.9
“His jaws will grow so large that his upper jaw touches the sky while his lower jaw scrapes the earth.”
Vision Serpent · salience 0.7
“As it manifests, the serpent's mouth would open wide, revealing the face of an ancestor or deity within its jaws.”
Cipactli
“Cipactli's most striking feature is its insatiable hunger, symbolized by additional mouths covering its entire body, each constantly gaping and snapping at anything within reach.”
Gulon
“The Gulon's most distinctive feature is its unnaturally large mouth, filled with razor-sharp teeth capable of tearing through flesh and bone with ease.”