narwhale
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8.5
- noun
- /ˈnɑrˌweɪl/
- US
- At any moment, Sir Captain Goosey may tromp belowdecks, and then you'd meet with sharper mouths than narwhales, and the rest of your adventure would be rank digestion, nothing more.
- narwhale horn
Examples
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Swing, Master Pendulum, what other chance have you? Not a narwhale left to the horizon, we've struck into shark country now.
Fiction book (2001) -
"She pointed out three graceful line figures, cut presumably with axe blades: a walrus, a narwhale, and a dragon."
Fiction book (1991) -
The seals, the beluga, the narwhale, the polar bear, the fish.
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And what of his narwhale horn—the gift of the sea?
Fiction book (2001) -
So they were out on their boats and they with Spears going to hunt narwhal way and time to narwhale on those narwhals.
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Wishart, Tartary, and Infanta became the very first narwhales, of course, those wonderful sleek whales with the long, twisting single horns.
Fiction book (1994) -
She trails a hawser, so grasp it, Master Hoel, twist off ye narwhale's horn—a gift of the sea—jam it into your belt for later use.
Fiction book (2001) -
The narwhale is known for its long, spiral tusk, which can reach lengths of up to ten feet.
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In the Arctic waters, the narwhale swims alongside icebergs, showcasing its unique tusk.
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Fishermen often marvel at the narwhale's tusk, which resembles a unicorn's horn.
Synonyms
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8.4
A small Arctic whale with a long spiral tusk on its head
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9.3
The scientific name of the narwhal, a large Arctic whale whose males have a long spiral tusk
A small Arctic whale whose male has a long spiral tusk from its upper jaw
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Narwhale comes from old Norse words nár 'corpse' and hvalr 'whale', because sailors thought its pale, spotted skin looked like a drowned body. That's why narwhale now means the Arctic whale known for its long, spiral tusk.