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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nar•whal or nar•wal /ˈnɑrwəl/USA pronunciation also nar•whale /ˈnɑrˌhweɪl, -ˌweɪl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mammalsa small arctic whale, the male of which has a long, spiral-shaped, twisted tusk extending forward from the upper jaw.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nar•whal (när′wəl),USA pronunciation n. - Mammalsa small arctic whale, Monodon monoceros, the male of which has a long, spirally twisted tusk extending forward from the upper jaw.
Also, nar′wal, nar•whale (när′hwāl′, -wāl′).USA pronunciation - Scandinavian; compare Norwegian, Swedish, Danish nar(h)val, reshaped from Old Norse nāhvalr, equivalent. to nār corpse + hvalr whale1; allegedly so called because its skin resembles that of a human corpse
- 1650–60;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: narwhal, narwal /ˈnɑːwəl/narwhale /ˈnɑːˌweɪl/ n - an arctic toothed whale, Monodon monoceros, having a black-spotted whitish skin and, in the male, a long spiral tusk: family Monodontidae
Etymology: 17th Century: 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 |