The phrase "river monster" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a large and potentially dangerous creature that inhabits a river, such as a crocodile or a giant catfish. Example: The villagers were terrified of the legendary river monster that was said to dwell in the depths of the Amazon River.
("Good heavens," Charles says, "cover that river monster with a towel. Please. My manhood is threatened").
With neither props nor a set, she inventively plays all the characters, from leprechauns to a river monster.
The four-and-a-half-foot gar he lands isn't up to "River Monster" standards, and he goes looking for a bigger one.
On the Thames, try Mark Anderson (07932 567 410; xstreamflyfishing.com) if you'd like to tussle with the toothy river monster known as the pike.
David Newnham Buy this book at the Guardian bookshop In this Chinese classic, the monk Tripitaka travels to India to fetch sacred Buddhist texts, accompanied by three disciples: the greedy Pigsy, the river monster Sandy and Monkey (recruited so that they may atone for past sins), on the way doing battle with demons, monsters and evil magicians.
Frustrated by his lack of success in catching the river monster known as the Asian Slayer, Wade became cavalier.
Jeremy Wade, the British biologist who hosts the "River Monsters" series on Animal Planet, devoted an episode of the show to the fish.
Britain's waterways may be short on sharks or crocodiles but down there lurk river monsters which are just as lethal – if you are a roach.
For instance, Jeremy Wade, now the host of "River Monsters," which last year gave Animal Planet its highest-rated premiere episode in its history, had been the host of a show for Discovery Europe years ago, unbeknown to the United States programmers.
There was another, less serious collision between ships in a particularly contentious campaign (which averaged 1.4 million viewers an episode, making it Animal Planet's second most popular show after "River Monsters").
Wade has since warmed to the sport, and is now the host of "River Monsters," the most popular show on Animal Planet, a job that is far less relaxing than an afternoon on a riverbank: his targets are man-eating piranhas, man-eating sharks, and man-eating catfish.
