Narwhal

['nɑːw(ə)l] or ['nɑrwɑl]

Definition

(noun.) small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk.

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Definition

(n.) 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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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Sea-unicorn, unicorn-fish, unicorn-whale (Monodon monoceros).

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Definition

n. the sea-unicorn a mammal of the whale family with one large projecting tusk.

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