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Polish
Etymology
Blend of żmija + żarłacz, coined by Polish translator Robert Stiller as a calque of English snark.[1] First attested in 1973.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
żmirłacz m inan
- (graph theory) snark
Declension
References
- ^ Grzegorz Gazda, Słowinia Tynecka-Makowska (2006) Słownik rodzajów i gatunków literackich (in Polish), page 313
- ^ Literatura na świecie (in Polish), numbers 5-6, 1973, page 292
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