snakeling

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snakeling

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From snake + -ling.

noun snakelings

diminutive Diminutive of snake 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 s
Similar: snakelet
a snake hatchling
Similar: snakelet
a young snake
Similar: snakelet
a small snake
Similar: snakelet

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noun a small snake

Português	cobrinha
Français	serpenteau
Ελληνικά	φιδάκι fidáki

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"snakeling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/snakeling. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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"snakeling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/snakeling.

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@misc{snakeling_2026,
  title = {snakeling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snakeling},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}