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Slunk

/slʌŋk/

To sneak about furtively.

📖 Definitions of "Slunk"

verb
  1. 1

    To sneak about furtively.

  2. 2

    To give birth to an animal prematurely.

    "a cow that slinks her calf"

noun
  1. 1

    An animal, especially a calf, born prematurely or abortively.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Slunk"

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subjuvenilenounA newborn animal
skunkletnounA young skunk.
sucklernounAny animal that suckles its young; a mammal.
fetusnounA human embryo after the eighth week of gestation.
runtnounThe smallest animal of a litter.
subyearlingverbAn animal that is less than a year old
juvenilenounA person younger than the age of majority; a minor.
weanlingnounAny young mammal that has been recently weaned.
subadultnounA person who, or animal that, is not yet an adult.
land slugnoun(zoology) A terrestrial slug.
youngIn the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
weanernounAn animal that has been recently weaned.
shoatnounA young, newly-weaned pig.
incubateenoun(business) A startup or enterprise born thanks to an incubator
swinelingnounA small, young, or immature swine; pigling.
whelpienounA small whelp, especially a little cub or puppy; a cur.
posthatchlingnounA young animal that is no longer a hatchling
larvanounAn early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
bratnoun(derogatory) A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
lizardlingnounA small, young, or immature lizard.

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