Snark
English
Etymology
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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
Translations
fantastical monster