snakeling en · NOUN
Etymology
From snake + -ling.
Meanings
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(diminutive, form-of) Diminutive of snake.
form of snake
But just as Teddy was stooping, something flinched a little in the dust, and a tiny voice said: "Be careful. I am death!" It was Karait, the dusty brown snakeling that lies for choice on the dusty earth; and his bite is as dangerous as the cobra's. But he is so small that nobody thinks of him, and so he does the more harm to people.
1894, Rudyard Kipling, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi:
- Diminutive of snake. ▸ a snake hatchling
- Diminutive of snake. ▸ a young snake
- Diminutive of snake. ▸ a small snake
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snakelings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
snakelet · snakelet · snakelet · snakelet
Translations (4)
fr serpenteau (a small snake) · grc ὀφῐ́δῐον (a small snake) · el φιδάκι (a small snake) · pt cobrinha (a small snake)