narwhale
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- noun
- /ˈnɑrˌweɪl/
- US
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narval
- 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
A small Arctic whale whose male has a long spiral tusk from its upper jaw
The scientific name of the narwhal, a large Arctic whale whose males have a long spiral tusk
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.