"Snuffleupagus" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: As a mammoth-like creature, he has a long trunk like an elephant's, which is called his snuffle. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Snuffleupagus
  1. A fictional character from the television series Sesame Street, resembling a woolly mammoth without tusks, who until the show's 17th season was only visible to Big Bird. Wikipedia link: Aloysius Snuffleupagus Categories (topical): Fictional characters Synonyms: Mr. Snuffleupagus
    Sense id: en-Snuffleupagus-en-name-4VGwA5tM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2000, Peggy Munson, Stricken: Voices from the Hidden Epidemic of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:",
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