"snakeling" meaning in All languages combined

See snakeling on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: snakelings [plural]
Etymology: From snake + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|snake|ling}} snake + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} snakeling (plural snakelings)
  1. diminutive of snake
    a snake hatchling
    Synonyms: snakelet
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  2. diminutive of snake
    a young snake
    Synonyms: snakelet
    Sense id: en-snakeling-en-noun-EDPw57jh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Baby animals, Snakes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Snakes: 25 25 25 25
  3. diminutive of snake
    a small snake
    Synonyms: snakelet Translations (a small snake): serpenteau [masculine] (French), cobrinha [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-snakeling-en-noun-5yrmPRQT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Baby animals, Snakes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Snakes: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of 'a small snake': 8 8 77 8
  4. diminutive of snake Tags: diminutive, form-of Form of: snake Synonyms: snakelet
    Sense id: en-snakeling-en-noun-YdyUuPg0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Baby animals, Snakes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Snakes: 25 25 25 25

Inflected forms

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