Definitions for narwhalˈnɑr wəl; -ˌʰweɪl, -ˌweɪl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nar•whalˈnɑr wəl; -ˌʰweɪl, -ˌweɪl(n.)
or nar•wal ; also nar•whale
a small arctic whale, Monodon monoceros, the male of which has a long, spirally twisted tusk extending forward from the upper jaw.
Category: Mammals
Origin of narwhal:
1650–60; < Scand; cf. Norw, Sw, Dan nar(h)val, reshaped from ON nāhvalr=nār corpse +hvalrwhale1
nar•whal′i•an-ˈʰweɪ li ən, -ˈweɪ-, -ˈwɒl i-(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
narwhal, narwal, narwhale, Monodon monoceros(noun)
small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
Wiktionary
narwhal(Noun)
An Arctic cetacean, about 20 feet (6 meters) long; the male has a single twisted pointed canine tooth or tusk projecting forward like a horn.
Origin: From or , from náhvalr, from nár + hvalr. Compare náhvalur.
Webster Dictionary
Narwhal(noun)
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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