Sleetures
12 entries
bedlamb · crackadozy · diplullabon · dozok · eelelee · hypno sapiens · hypnopotamus · lagomorpheus · noddingham · puporpa · slake · snawvore
bedlamb /ˈbɛdlӕm/
noun (plural bedlambs)
a sheep asleep.
[from bed + lamb.]
crackadozy /ˈkrӕkәˌdәʊzi/
noun (plural crackadozies)
1. a chick, reptot, etc. that hatches in its sleep.
2. an instance of such a hatching.
[from crack + dozy.]
diplullabon /dɪˈplʌlәˌbɒn/
noun (plural diplullabons)
a being who is capable of falling into several synchronous sleeps.
- diplullabonical /diˌplʌlәˈbɒnɪkәl/ adjective
[from diplo- + lull + -bon.]
dozok /ˈdәʊzɒk/
noun (plural dozoks)
a sleeping animal.
Synonym: sleeture
[a blend of doze + Hoptanglish zok.]
eelelee /ˈɪәlәˌliː/
noun (plural eelelees)
a sleeping eelee.
[a blend of Hoptanglish eelee + Zulu elele 'asleep'.]
hypno sapiens /ˌhɪpnәʊ ˈseɪpɪәnz/
noun (plural hypno sapienses)
a species of primate that thinks so deeply that it falls asleep.
[from hypno- + Latin sapiens 'wise'.]
hypnopotamus /ˌhɪpnәˈpɒtәmәs/
noun (plural hypnopotamuses)
a sleeping hippo.
[from hypno- + hippopotamus.]
lagomorpheus /ˌlӕɡәˈmɔːfɪәs/
noun (plural lagomorphei /ˌlӕɡәˈmɔːfɪʌɪ/)
a sleeping rabbit.
[a tiakler of lagomorph + Morpheus 'the god of dreams'.]
noddingham /ˈnɒdɪŋәm/
noun (plural noddinghams)
a very sleepy pig.
[from nodding + ham.]
puporpa /pjuːˈpɔːpә/
noun (plural puporpas)
a young whale sleeping in a pod.
Semordnilap: apropup
[a blend of pupa + porpoise.]
slake /skeɪk/
noun (plural slakes)
a sleeping snake.
- slaky /ˈsleɪki/ adjective
[a blend of sleeping + snake.]
snawvore /ˈsnɔːvɔː/
noun (plural snawvores)
a creature that eats snow in its sleep.
- snawvorous /ˈsnɔːvәrәs/ adjective
[a blend of Scottish snaw 'snow' + snore + -vore.]
See also
hibersensitive · slepperd · snugget · Slants · Sleeple · Slings · Torpaws
hibersensitive /ˈhʌɪbәˌsɛnsәtɪv/
adjective
able to detect animals sleeping underground.
- hibersensitivity /ˌhʌɪbәˌsɛnsәˈtɪvәti/ noun
[a blend of hibernation + sensitive.]
slepperd /ˈslɛpәd/
noun (plural slepperds)
a guardian of sleeple or sleetures.
[a blend of Hoptanglish slep + shepherd.]
snugget /ˈsnʌɡәt/
noun (plural snuggets)
1. a lump of huddled sleetures.
2. a small, close-knit community.
[a tiakler of snug + nugget.]