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Snark
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snark
English
Etymology
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en Lewis Carroll as a nonce word in The Hunting of the Snark (1874). According to Beatrice Hatch, Carroll created this word as a en snail shark 1.Carroll, Lewis: The Hunting of the Snark: With and Introduction and notes by Martin Gardner, p. 45. Penguin Books, London 1995. 0-14-043491-7
Pronunciation
snärk, en /snɑː(ɹ)k/
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en ɑː(ɹ)k 1
Proper noun
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
Derived terms
en snark
Translations
fantastical monster
German: de Schnark, de Schnatz
Polish: pl Żmirłacz
Russian: ru Снарк
References
Further reading
Snark (Lewis Carroll)
Anagrams
en aknrs ARNKs Karns Kršan Kṛṣṇa karns knars krans narks ranks skarn
en British fiction Fiction Fictional characters Lewis Carroll