Mokèlé-mbèmbé ( meaning `` one who stops the flow of rivers '' in the Lingala language ) is a legendary water-dwelling creature of Congo River basin folklore , sometimes described as a living creature , sometimes as a spirit , and loosely analogous to the Loch Ness Monster in Western culture .
Mokèlé-mbèmbé , meaning `` one who stops the flow of rivers '' in the Lingala language is a legendary water-dwelling creature of Congo River basin folklore , sometimes described as living creature , sometimes as a spirit , and loosely analogous to the Loch Ness Monster in Western culture .