"Snark" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /snɑː(ɹ)k/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-snark.wav
enPR: snärk Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k 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.
    Sense id: en-Snark-en-name-YIeW7c7v Categories (other): British fiction, Fiction, Lewis Carroll Disambiguation of British fiction: 53 47 Disambiguation of Fiction: 72 28 Disambiguation of Lewis Carroll: 61 39
  2. A ketch built by Jack London named after Lewis Carroll's poem The Hunting of the Snark
    Sense id: en-Snark-en-name-9gCFB87S 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, British fiction, Fictional characters Disambiguation of English blends: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of British fiction: 53 47 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 38 62
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': 42 58
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