walrus

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈwɔːl.ɹəs/, /ˈwɒl.ɹəs/
• (America) IPA: /ˈwɑl.ɹəs/, /ˈwɔl.ɹəs/

Noun

walrus

1. A large Arctic marine mammal related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.
   • 1887 — James W. Buel, Sea and Land, page 251.

     Of all the Phocine family none present so terrible and grotesque an appearance as the gigantic Walrus, also known as the morse and sea-horse.

Synonyms

• morse (obsolete)
• sea horse (rare)

Translations

• French: morse
• German: Walross
• Italian: tricheco
• Portuguese: morsa
• Russian: морж
• Spanish: morsa

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