"mersnake" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mersnakes [plural]
Etymology: From mer- + snake. Compare Middle English mereneddre (“sea-snake, lamprey”), from Old English merenǣddra, merenǣddre, merenǣdre (“lamprey, sea snake”, literally “sea-adder”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mer|snake}} mer- + snake, {{cog|enm|mereneddre||sea-snake, lamprey}} Middle English mereneddre (“sea-snake, lamprey”), {{cog|ang|merenǣddra}} Old English merenǣddra, {{m|ang|merenǣddre}} merenǣddre, {{m|ang|merenǣdre||lamprey, sea snake|lit=sea-adder}} merenǣdre (“lamprey, sea snake”, literally “sea-adder”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mersnake (plural mersnakes)
  1. A sea snake. Categories (lifeform): Snakes
    Sense id: en-mersnake-en-noun-EHv~wmCF Disambiguation of Snakes: 56 44
  2. (fantasy) A mermaid snake. Categories (topical): Fantasy
    Sense id: en-mersnake-en-noun-Z-znUgEW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with mer- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mer-: 27 73 Topics: fantasy

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