English Explanatory Dictionary

zilant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A winged snake- or dragon-like creature in the mythology of the Russian, Tatar, Chuvash and Mari peoples around Kazan.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of zilant.

Word forms

zilant zilants

Etymology

From Russian Зилант (Zilant), from Tatar yılan/елан (yılan, “snake”).

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