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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: narwhal
narwhal
n : small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
[syn:
narwal,
narwhale,
Monodon monoceros]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Narwhal
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.] (Zo["o]l.)
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]
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