"mersnake" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-mersnake.wav 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 Head templates: {{en-noun}} mersnake (plural mersnakes)
  1. A sea snake.
    Sense id: en-mersnake-en-noun-EHv~wmCF Categories (other): Snakes Disambiguation of Snakes: 52 48
  2. (fantasy) A mermaid snake.
    Sense id: en-mersnake-en-noun-Z-znUgEW Categories (other): Fantasy, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mer-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Snakes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mer-: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Snakes: 52 48 Topics: fantasy

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