narwhal

[ nahr-wuhl ]

/ ˈnɑr wəl /

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noun

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

Also narwal, nar·whale

[nahr-hweyl, -weyl]. /ˈnɑrˌʰweɪl, -ˌweɪl/.

Origin of narwhal

1650–60; <Scandinavian; compare Norwegian, Swedish, Danish nar(h)val, reshaped from Old Norse nāhvalr, equivalent to nār corpse + hvalrwhale¹; allegedly so called because its skin resembles that of a human corpse

OTHER WORDS FROM narwhal

nar·whal·i·an

[nahr-hwey-lee-uhn, -wey-, -wol-ee-], /nɑrˈʰweɪ li ən, -ˈweɪ-, -ˈwɒl i-/, adjective

Words nearby narwhal

narrow seas, narthex, Narva, Narváez, Narvik, narwhal, nary, nary a, N.A.S., NASA, Nasacort

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Example sentences from the Web for narwhal

As it was, the mad upward rush of the narwhal missed its aim.
The Haunters of the Silences|Charles G. D. Roberts
There is little doubt that most of the horn used medicinally, was that obtained from the narwhal or sea unicorn.
The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy|Charles John Samuel Thompson
Petersen saw and fired a shot into a narwhal, which brought the blubber out.
In the Arctic Seas|Francis Leopold McClintock
With mad thrashings the narwhal struggled to break loose, but in vain.
The Haunters of the Silences|Charles G. D. Roberts

The foreshaft is generally made of reindeer-horn or else of narwhal tusk.
Eskimo Life|Fridtjof Nansen

British Dictionary definitions for narwhal

narwhal

narwal narwhale (ˈnɑːˌweɪl)

/ (ˈnɑːwəl) /

noun

an arctic toothed whale, Monodon monoceros, having a black-spotted whitish skin and, in the male, a long spiral tusk: family Monodontidae

Word Origin for narwhal

C17: of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish, Norwegian narhval, from Old Norse nāhvalr, from nār corpse + hvalr whale, from its white colour, supposed to resemble a human corpse

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单词	narwhal
释义	narwhal [ nahr-wuhl ] / ˈnɑr wəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR narwhal ON THESAURUS.COM noun a small arctic whale, Monodon monoceros, the male of which has a long, spirally twisted tusk extending forward from the upper jaw. Also narwal, nar·whale [nahr-hweyl, -weyl]. /ˈnɑrˌʰweɪl, -ˌweɪl/. Origin of narwhal 1650–60; <Scandinavian; compare Norwegian, Swedish, Danish nar(h)val, reshaped from Old Norse nāhvalr, equivalent to nār corpse + hvalrwhale¹; allegedly so called because its skin resembles that of a human corpse OTHER WORDS FROM narwhal nar·whal·i·an [nahr-hwey-lee-uhn, -wey-, -wol-ee-], /nɑrˈʰweɪ li ən, -ˈweɪ-, -ˈwɒl i-/, adjective Words nearby narwhal narrow seas, narthex, Narva, Narváez, Narvik, narwhal, nary, nary a, N.A.S., NASA, Nasacort Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for narwhal As it was, the mad upward rush of the narwhal missed its aim. The Haunters of the Silences\|Charles G. D. Roberts There is little doubt that most of the horn used medicinally, was that obtained from the narwhal or sea unicorn. The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy\|Charles John Samuel Thompson Petersen saw and fired a shot into a narwhal, which brought the blubber out. In the Arctic Seas\|Francis Leopold McClintock With mad thrashings the narwhal struggled to break loose, but in vain. The Haunters of the Silences\|Charles G. D. Roberts The foreshaft is generally made of reindeer-horn or else of narwhal tusk. Eskimo Life\|Fridtjof Nansen British Dictionary definitions for narwhal narwhal narwal narwhale (ˈnɑːˌweɪl) / (ˈnɑːwəl) / noun an arctic toothed whale, Monodon monoceros, having a black-spotted whitish skin and, in the male, a long spiral tusk: family Monodontidae Word Origin for narwhal C17: of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish, Norwegian narhval, from Old Norse nāhvalr, from nār corpse + hvalr whale, from its white colour, supposed to resemble a human corpse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to narwhal mammal, porpoise, whopper, cetacean, grampus, baleen, finback, beluga, rorqual, orca, ceta, cete, orc, sei
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narwhal

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British Dictionary definitions for narwhal

narwal narwhale (ˈnɑːˌweɪl)

noun

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