"snakelike" meaning in All languages combined

See snakelike on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more snakelike [comparative], most snakelike [superlative]
Etymology: From snake + -like. Etymology templates: {{af|en|snake|-like}} snake + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} snakelike (comparative more snakelike, superlative most snakelike)
  1. Resembling a snake; long, thin and flexible, or waving about in a snake-like manner; snaky. Translations (resembling a snake): hadovitý (Czech), slangeagtig (Danish), slangachtig (Dutch), schlangenartig (German), зми́јолик (zmíjolik) (Macedonian), зми́јулест (zmíjulest) (Macedonian), зми́ест (zmíest) (Macedonian), wężowaty (Polish), serpentiforme (Portuguese), змееви́дный (zmejevídnyj) (Russian), змееподо́бный (zmejepodóbnyj) (Russian), змієподі́бний (zmijepodíbnyj) (Ukrainian), змія́стий (zmijástyj) (Ukrainian), зміюва́тий (zmijuvátyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-snakelike-en-adj-zKhNIew7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'resembling a snake': 66 34
  2. Characteristic of or resembling a snake.
    Sense id: en-snakelike-en-adj-UCifz6Z4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: anguine, anguinous, colubrine, elapine, ophidian, serpentine, serpentiginous
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