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 Definitions of narwhal  [ˌʰweɪl, -ˌweɪl]  

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Definition of 'narwhal' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) narwhal
a small arctic whale, Monodon monoceros, the male of which has a long, spirally twisted tusk extending forward from the upper jaw.

Etymology:  (1650–60; < Scand; cf. Norw, Sw, Dan nar(h)val, reshaped from ON nāhvalr=nār corpse +hvalrwhale1)

Definition of 'narwhal' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) narwhal, narwal, narwhale, Monodon monoceros
small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk


Definition of 'narwhal' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) narwhal
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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