Netherling

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Articles of clothing worn underneath; nethergarments; stockings.
  2. 2
    A creature, dweller, or inhabitant of the netherworld.

    "The demon cat of Losanne was indeed a vile netherling, grown to unearthly hugeness by the spirit of the demon [...]"

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"The demon cat of Losanne was indeed a vile netherling, grown to unearthly hugeness by the spirit of the demon [...]"

Etymology

From nether- + -ling.

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