Snark

See also: snark and snȧrk

English

Etymology

Coined by Lewis Carroll as a nonce word in 1874 The Hunting of the Snark. According to Beatrice Hatch, Carroll created this word from snail and shark.[1]

Proper noun

Snark

A fictional animal in Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark.
A ketch built by Jack London named after Lewis Carroll's poem The Hunting of the Snark

Derived terms

snark

Translations

fantastical monster

German: Schnark, Schnatz (de)
Polish: Żmirłacz

Russian: Снарк (Snark)

References

Carroll, Lewis: The Hunting of the Snark: With and Introduction and notes by Martin Gardner, p. 45. Penguin Books, London 1995. →ISBN

Anagrams

ARNKs, Karns, Kršan, Kṛṣṇa, karns, knars, krans, narks, ranks, skarn

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