"zeeslang" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzeː.slɑŋ/ Audio: Nl-zeeslang.ogg Forms: zeeslangen [plural], zeeslangetje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From zee (“sea”) + slang (“snake”). Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|zee|slang|t1=sea|t2=snake}} zee (“sea”) + slang (“snake”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} zeeslang f (plural zeeslangen, diminutive zeeslangetje n)
  1. a sea snake or sea krait, a marine snake of the subfamily Elapinae Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-zeeslang-nl-noun-kWHAFohH Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 41 50 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 49 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 48 9
  2. a sea serpent, a giant sea monster resembling a snake Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-zeeslang-nl-noun-3HESOHUN Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 41 50 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 49 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 48 9
  3. (chess) a very long chess game Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-zeeslang-nl-noun-j9EsvjdZ Categories (other): Chess Topics: board-games, chess, games

Inflected forms

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          "english": "Not to fritter away our time with the solution, but to spontaneously deter the reader from such miscarriages of poor taste, I bring two such monstrously long-winded games of busily doing nothing to his attention.",
          "text": "1875, A. v. d. Linde, De Schaakwerld, vol. 1, publ. by M. S. van Tussenbroek, 262-263.\nNiet om onzen tijd met de oplossing te verbeuzelen, maar om den lezer ineens van zulke misgeboorten van den wansmaak afteschrikken, breng ik hem twee zulke zeeslangen van het bezige nietsdoen onder de aandacht.",
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