Snark en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /snɑː(ɹ)k/
- (Southern-England) audio
- snärk
Etymology
Coined by Lewis Carroll as a nonce word in The Hunting of the Snark (1874). According to Beatrice Hatch, Carroll created this word as a blend of snail + shark.
Meanings
- A fictional animal in Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark.
- A ketch built by Jack London named after Lewis Carroll's poem The Hunting of the Snark
Deriveds
Translations (4)
ru Снарк (fantastical monster) · de Schnatz (fantastical monster) · de Schnark (fantastical monster) · pl Żmirłacz (fantastical monster)