walrus

[ wawl-ruhs, wol- ]

/ ˈwɔl rəs, ˈwɒl- /

noun, plural wal·rus·es, (especially collectively) wal·rus.

a large marine mammal, Odobenus nosmarus, of arctic seas, related to the seals, and having flippers, a pair of large tusks, and a tough, wrinkled skin.

Origin of walrus

1645–55; <Dutch: literally, whale horse; cognate with German Walross,Danish hvalros; compare Old English horshwæl horse-whale

Words nearby walrus

walnut oil, Walpole, Walpurgis, Walpurgis Night, Walras, walrus, walrus moustache, walrus mustache, Walsall, Walsh, Walsingham

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Example sentences from the Web for walrus

Her work has appeared in The Walrus, Toronto Life, Hazlitt, This, and The Guardian.
The Importance of Adult Classifieds|Hazlitt|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then he jumped to the front, and sent a bullet into the breast of the walrus.
First at the North Pole|Edward Stratemeyer
Walrus after walrus was shot by Nansen, while Henriksen was busy with his harpoon to prevent them sinking.
Fridtjof Nansen|Jacob B. Bull
The ball seemed to take effect, for the walrus dived immediately with a violent splutter, and was seen no more.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne

Taking advantage of this, we had made twelve hundred pounds of dog pemmican from walrus meat.
My Attainment of the Pole|Frederick A. Cook
Whatever explanation be attempted of this apparition, the ordinary resource of seal or walrus will not avail here.
The Romance of Natural History, Second Series|Philip Henry Gosse

British Dictionary definitions for walrus

walrus

/ (ˈwɔːlrəs, ˈwɒl-) /

noun 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 for walrus

C17: probably from Dutch, from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hrosshvalr (literally: horse whale) and Old English horschwæl; see horse, whale

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单词	walrus
释义	walrus [ wawl-ruhs, wol- ] / ˈwɔl rəs, ˈwɒl- / noun, plural wal·rus·es, (especially collectively) wal·rus. a large marine mammal, Odobenus nosmarus, of arctic seas, related to the seals, and having flippers, a pair of large tusks, and a tough, wrinkled skin. Origin of walrus 1645–55; <Dutch: literally, whale horse; cognate with German Walross,Danish hvalros; compare Old English horshwæl horse-whale Words nearby walrus walnut oil, Walpole, Walpurgis, Walpurgis Night, Walras, walrus, walrus moustache, walrus mustache, Walsall, Walsh, Walsingham Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for walrus Her work has appeared in The Walrus, Toronto Life, Hazlitt, This, and The Guardian. The Importance of Adult Classifieds\|Hazlitt\|September 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Then he jumped to the front, and sent a bullet into the breast of the walrus. First at the North Pole\|Edward Stratemeyer Walrus after walrus was shot by Nansen, while Henriksen was busy with his harpoon to prevent them sinking. Fridtjof Nansen\|Jacob B. Bull The ball seemed to take effect, for the walrus dived immediately with a violent splutter, and was seen no more. The Giant of the North\|R.M. Ballantyne Taking advantage of this, we had made twelve hundred pounds of dog pemmican from walrus meat. My Attainment of the Pole\|Frederick A. Cook Whatever explanation be attempted of this apparition, the ordinary resource of seal or walrus will not avail here. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series\|Philip Henry Gosse British Dictionary definitions for walrus walrus / (ˈwɔːlrəs, ˈwɒl-) / noun 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 for walrus C17: probably from Dutch, from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hrosshvalr (literally: horse whale) and Old English horschwæl; see horse, whale 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
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