adj
Meaning 1
Made of snakeskin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
snakeskin
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/ˈsneɪkˌskɪn/
noun
Meaning 2
The skin of a snake
The hide of a snake, used as leather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Meaning 3
The skin of a snake
The moult of a snake.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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History
Etymology
From snake + skin.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: zharg — skin of a snake
- Danish: slangeskind — skin of a snake
- Danish: slangeham — skin of a snake
- Japanese: 蛇皮 (jabi) — skin of a snake
- Macedonian: змиска кожа (zmiska koža) — skin of a snake
- Malayalam: പാമ്പിൻതോൽ (pāmpiṉtōl) — skin of a snake
- Classical Nahuatl: cōāēhuatl — skin of a snake
- Portuguese: pele de cobra — skin of a snake
- Russian: змеи́ная ко́жа (zmeínaja kóža) — skin of a snake
- Spanish: piel de serpiente — skin of a snake
- Swedish: ormskinn — skin of a snake
- Tamil: சட்டை (caṭṭai) — skin of a snake
- Tamil: பாம்புச்சட்டை (pāmpuccaṭṭai) — skin of a snake
- Tamil: பாம்புத்தோல் (pāmputtōl) — skin of a snake
- Turkish: yılan derisi — skin of a snake
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