"Snark" meaning in All languages combined

See Snark on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

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. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Lewis Carroll}} Coined by Lewis Carroll, {{glossary|nonce word}} nonce word, {{blend|en|snail|shark|nocap=1}} blend of snail + shark Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Snark
  1. A fictional animal in Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark. Categories (topical): Fictional characters, Lewis Carroll
    Sense id: en-Snark-en-name-YIeW7c7v Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 46 54 Disambiguation of Lewis Carroll: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. A ketch built by Jack London named after Lewis Carroll's poem The Hunting of the Snark Categories (topical): British fiction, Fiction, Fictional characters, Lewis Carroll
    Sense id: en-Snark-en-name-9gCFB87S Disambiguation of British fiction: 40 60 Disambiguation of Fiction: 40 60 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 46 54 Disambiguation of Lewis Carroll: 54 46 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English blends: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: snark Translations (fantastical monster): Schnark (German), Schnatz (German), Żmirłacz (Polish), Снарк (Snark) (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'fantastical monster': 51 49

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