Snakeling
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Diminutive of snake. diminutive, form-of
"But just as Teddy was stooping, something flinched a little in the dust, and a tiny voice said: "Be careful. I am death!" It was Karait, the dusty brown snakeling that lies for choice on the dusty earth; and his bite is as dangerous as the cobra's. But he is so small that nobody thinks of him, and so he does the more harm to people."
- 2 Diminutive of snake.; a snake hatchling
- 3 Diminutive of snake.; a young snake
- 4 Diminutive of snake.; a small snake
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"But just as Teddy was stooping, something flinched a little in the dust, and a tiny voice said: "Be careful. I am death!" It was Karait, the dusty brown snakeling that lies for choice on the dusty earth; and his bite is as dangerous as the cobra's. But he is so small that nobody thinks of him, and so he does the more harm to people."
Etymology
From snake + -ling.
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