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yinglet.

A fictional small, furred, sapient, mollusc-eating creature with characteristics of rats, birds, and reptiles and a pointed "shell-tooth" that impedes the pronunciation of dental fricatives.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˈjɪŋ.lət/
  1. A fictional small, furred, sapient, mollusc-eating creature with characteristics of rats, birds, and reptiles and a pointed "shell-tooth" that impedes the pronunciation of dental fricatives.

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Likely suffixed with -let (“diminutive”). Coined by Valsalia in the webcomic Out-of-Placers.

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