"Snark" meaning in English

See Snark in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Coined by Lewis Carroll as a nonce word in The Hunting of the Snark (1874). According to Beatrice Hatch, Carroll created this word as a blend of snail + shark. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Lewis Carroll}} Coined by Lewis Carroll, {{glossary|nonce word}} nonce word, {{blend|en|snail|shark|nocap=1}} blend of snail + shark Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Snark
  1. A fictional animal in Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark. Categories (topical): Fiction, Lewis Carroll
    Sense id: en-Snark-en-name-YIeW7c7v Disambiguation of Fiction: 47 53 Disambiguation of Lewis Carroll: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53
  2. A ketch built by Jack London named after Lewis Carroll's poem The Hunting of the Snark Categories (topical): British fiction, Fiction, Fictional characters, Lewis Carroll
    Sense id: en-Snark-en-name-9gCFB87S Disambiguation of British fiction: 42 58 Disambiguation of Fiction: 47 53 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 44 56 Disambiguation of Lewis Carroll: 53 47 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English blends: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: snark Translations (fantastical monster): Schnark (German), Schnatz (German), Żmirłacz (Polish), Снарк (Snark) (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'fantastical monster': 55 45
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