"saltie" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-saltie.ogg [Australia] Forms: salties [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒlti Etymology: From salt + -ie (“diminutive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|salt|ie|gloss2=diminutive suffix}} salt + -ie (“diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} saltie (plural salties)
  1. (Australia, informal) A saltwater crocodile. Tags: Australia, informal Categories (lifeform): Crocodilians Coordinate_terms (crocodile): freshie
    Sense id: en-saltie-en-noun-H5~ajooH Disambiguation of Crocodilians: 84 13 3 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 26 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 64 28 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 48 41 12 Disambiguation of 'crocodile': 92 4 4
  2. (Canada, US, nautical) An ocean-going ship that enters the Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence Seaway. Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Nautical Coordinate_terms (ship): laker
    Sense id: en-saltie-en-noun-5rWyYylx Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 48 41 12 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'ship': 0 100 0
  3. The saltwater fluke or dab.
    Sense id: en-saltie-en-noun-OyVgdV8f Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 48 41 12

Inflected forms

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