1) Arctic mammal 2) Arctic swimmer 3) Arctic whale 4) Beluga relative 5) Cetacean of the Arctic Ocean 6) Long-tusked marine creature 7) Monodon monoceros 8) Narwal 9) Narwhale 10) Tusked Arctic swimmer 11) Tusked sea mammal 12) Whale
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1) Narwal 2) Narwhale 3) Sea unicorn
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The narwhal, or narwhale (Monodon monoceros), is a medium-sized toothed whale and possesses a large `tusk` from a protruding canine tooth. It lives year-round in the Arctic waters around Greenland, Canada, and Russia. It is one of two living species of whale in the Monodontidae family, along with the beluga whale. The narwhal males are distingui.....
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[ship] Narwhal was a whaling ship, a barque which was part of the Arctic fleet between 1883 and 1907. ...
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• (n.) 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. • (n.) An arctic cetacean (...
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a small, toothed whale found along coasts and in rivers throughout the Arctic. Males possess a long, straight tusk that projects forward from above ... [1 related articles]
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<zoology> 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. ... Origin: Sw. Or Dan. Narv...
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Nar'whal noun [ Swedish or Danish
narvhal ; akin to Icelandic
nāhvalr , and English
whale . the first syllable is perhaps from Icelandic
nār corpse, dead body, in allusion to the whitish color its skin. See
Whale .] [ Written also
narwhale .]
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The narwhal or narwhale (Monodon monoceros) is a whale of the sub-family Monodontinae found only in the arctic. The male has a long spiralling tusk which is not normally possessed by the female. The tusk which grows to a length of between 1.5 and 3 metres is actually a modified tooth and looks like a twisted and gnarled walking stick. During the 17...
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HMS Narwhal was a British Porpoise Class minelayer submarine of 1500 tons displacement launched in 1937 and sunk during the Second World War. She was armed with one 4-inch gun; two machine guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes in the bow. She was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 15.75 knots on the surface, and electric motors providi...
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n] - small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
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narwal noun small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
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Toothed whale found only in the Arctic Ocean. It grows to 5 m/16 ft long, has a grey and black body, a small head, and short flippers. The male has a single spiral tusk growing straight out in front of its upper lip that can measure up to 2.7 m/9 ft long. (Species
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a small arctic whale, Monodon monoceros, the male of which has a long, spirally twisted tusk extending forward from the upper jaw.
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