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walrus
(wɔːlrəs)
Word forms: plural walruses
countable noun
A walrus is a large, fat animal which lives in the sea. It has two long teeth called tusks that point downwards.
walrus in British English
(ˈwɔːlrəs, ˈwɒl-)
nounWord forms: plural -ruses or -rus
a pinniped mammal, Odobenus rosmarus, of northern seas, having a tough thick skin, upper canine teeth enlarged as tusks, and coarse whiskers and feeding mainly on shellfish: family Odobenidae
Word origin
C17: probably from Dutch, from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hrosshvalr (literally: horse whale) and Old English horschwæl; see horse, whalewalrus in American English
(ˈwɔlrəs)
nounWord forms: plural ˈwalruses or ˈwalrus
1.
a massive, arctic sea carnivore (Odobenus rosmarus) of the same family (Otariidae) as the eared seals, having two tusks projecting from the upper jaw, a thick mustache, a very thick hide, and a heavy layer of blubber
adjective
2.
of, characteristic of, or suggestive of a walrus; specif., designating a mustache with long, drooping ends
Word origin
Du < Dan hvalros, prob. by metathesis < ON hrosshvalr, lit., horse whale < hross, akin to OE hros, horse + hvalr, whale1Image ofwalrus
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British English: walrus /ˈwɔːlrəs; ˈwɒl-/ NOUN
A walrus is a large, fat animal which lives in the sea. It has two long teeth called tusks that point downwards.
- American English: walrus
- Arabic: فَظّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: morsa
- Chinese: 海象
- Croatian: morž
- Czech: mrož
- Danish: hvalros
- Dutch: walrus
- European Spanish: morsa
- Finnish: mursu
- French: morse animal
- German: Walross
- Greek: θαλάσσιος ίππος
- Italian: tricheco
- Japanese: セイウチ
- Korean: 바다코끼리
- Norwegian: hvalross
- Polish: mors
- European Portuguese: morsa
- Romanian: morsă
- Russian: морж
- Latin American Spanish: morsa
- Swedish: valross
- Thai: สัตว์ทะเลพวกเดียวกับสิงโตทะเลและแมวน้ำ
- Turkish: deniz aygırı
- Ukrainian: морж
- Vietnamese: hải mã
Chinese translation of 'walrus'
walrus
(ˈwɔːlrəs)
Word forms:pl walrus walruses
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