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narwal
(encz) | narwal, n: |
Narwal
(gcide) | Narwal \Nar"wal\, n. (Zool.)
See Narwhal.
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narwal
(gcide) | Narwhal \Nar"whal\ (n[aum]r"hw[.a]l), n. [Sw. or Dan. narvhal;
akin to Icel. n[=a]hvalr, and E. whale. the first syllable is
perh. from Icel. n[=a]r corpse, dead body, in allusion to the
whitish color its skin. See Whale.] [Written also
narwhale and narwal.] (Zool.)
An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet
long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine
tooth, or tusk, projecting forward from the upper jaw like a
horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish,
and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side
by side.
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narwal
(wn) | narwal
n 1: small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
[syn: narwhal, narwal, narwhale, Monodon monoceros] |
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narwal
(encz) | narwal, n: |
narwal
(gcide) | Narwal \Nar"wal\, n. (Zool.)
See Narwhal.
[1913 Webster]Narwhal \Nar"whal\ (n[aum]r"hw[.a]l), n. [Sw. or Dan. narvhal;
akin to Icel. n[=a]hvalr, and E. whale. the first syllable is
perh. from Icel. n[=a]r corpse, dead body, in allusion to the
whitish color its skin. See Whale.] [Written also
narwhale and narwal.] (Zool.)
An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet
long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine
tooth, or tusk, projecting forward from the upper jaw like a
horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish,
and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side
by side.
[1913 Webster] |
narwal
(wn) | narwal
n 1: small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
[syn: narwhal, narwal, narwhale, Monodon monoceros] |
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