Pacific walrus
- noun
- /pəˈsɪfɪk ˈwɔːl.rəs/
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morsa del Pacífico
- Scientists are studying how climate change affects the habitat of the Pacific walrus.
Examples
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The Pacific walrus is easily recognized by its long tusks and thick blubber.
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A group of Pacific walruses was spotted resting on an ice floe near Alaska.
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The Pacific walrus is known for its impressive size.
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Many Pacific walruses migrate during the summer months.
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The Pacific walrus is easily recognizable by its long tusks and whiskers.
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In the Bering Sea, the Pacific walrus can be seen lounging on ice floes.
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Researchers study the Pacific walrus to learn more about its habitat and behavior.
Synonyms
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A large sea mammal with long tusks, whiskers, and thick fat that lives in Arctic seas
A large sea mammal with long tusks and whiskers that lives in cold northern seas
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a walrus associated with the Pacific Ocean' is directly derivable from combining 'Pacific' (pertaining to the Pacific Ocean) and 'walrus' (a large marine mammal with tusks). This adjectival + noun species/location naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Pacific walrus comes from the two words Pacific, the ocean where it lives, and walrus, a big sea animal with long tusks. So the name means 'a large sea animal with long tusks' that lives in the northern Pacific.