narwhal
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈnɑːʍəl/, /ˈnɑːwəl/, /ˈnɑːˌʍeɪl/, /ˈnɑːˌweɪl/
- (America) IPA: /ˈnɑɹʍəl/, /ˈnɑɹwəl/, /ˈnɑɹˌʍeɪl/, /ˈnɑɹˌweɪl/, /ˈnɑɹʍɔl/, /ˈnɑɹwɔl/
narwhal (plural narwhals)
- Monodon monoceros, an Arctic cetacean that grows to about 20 feet (6 meters) long, the male having a single horn-like tusk, a twisted, pointed canine tooth that projects forward.
- 1986, D. E. Sergeant, Chapter 16: Sea Mammals, I. P. Martini (editor), Canadian Inland Seas, page 337 ↗,
- Moreover, both narwhals and bowheads can occur in late summer in southern Prince Regent Inlet (coming from Lancaster Sound) and may reach Fury and Hecla Strait and northern Foxe Basin.
- 1988, Tristan Jones, Somewheres East of Suez, unnumbered page ↗,
- Often, in the morning, narwhals played around the boat and reminded me of the dolphins, so far away in the North Atlantic. But these narwhals were not like the Atlantic sea-dogs; they had little of their flashing vibrancy; these Turkish narwhals were much more relaxed, and rolled over lazily, with a sigh, as if they were going to retire to a sofa and smoke a hookah.
- 2000, Richard C. Connor, Andrew J. Read, Richard Wrangham, 10: Male Reproductive Strategies and Social Bonds, Janet Mann (editor), Cetacean Societies: Field Studies of Dolphins and Whales, page 247 ↗,
- At over 2.5 m in length, the tusk of the male narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is one the most impressive instruments of male-male competition among mammals.
- Synonyms: sea unicorn
- 1986, D. E. Sergeant, Chapter 16: Sea Mammals, I. P. Martini (editor), Canadian Inland Seas, page 337 ↗,
- French: narval, licorne de mer
- German: Narwal
- Italian: narvalo
- Portuguese: narval
- Russian: нарва́л
- Spanish: narval
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