noun
saltie
Saltie (noun) means (informal) A crocodile that lives in salt water.
noun
1
(informal) A crocodile that lives in salt water.
"They like to spend their time in freshwater rivers in coastal waters. Saltwater crocodiles are fiercely territorial and fully mature male salties force younger and smaller salties into the ocean where they have to search for river systems."
— Lindsay Marsh, Dangerous Aussie Animals (2010)
"It is feared by those who live near it. For its part, the saltie fears nothing — except a larger crocodile."
— Nancy Cushing, Kevin Markwell (2010)
"For their part, the others had been earnestly pointing out that there were in fact two types of crocodiles, saltwater and freshwater, and that only the salties were dangerous."
— A.J. Mackinnon, The Well at the World′s End (2011)
2
A ship built for the open sea that travels into the Great Lakes through the St Lawrence Seaway.
3
A flatfish, also called a fluke or dab, that lives in the sea.
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Etymology
Formed from salt and -ie (“diminutive suffix”).
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What is the meaning of saltie?
"saltie" (noun) means (informal) A crocodile that lives in salt water.
What are the different meanings of saltie?
"saltie" has 3 main meanings: 1. (informal) A crocodile that lives in salt water; 2. A ship built for the open sea that travels into the Great Lakes through the St Lawrence Seaway; 3. A flatfish, also called a fluke or dab, that lives in the sea.
