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narwhal |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Narwhal \Nar"whal\, 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}.] (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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: narwhal n : small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk [syn: {narwal}, {narwhale}, {Monodon monoceros}]
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