英语词汇“walrus”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wal•rus n. [countable], pl. -rus•es, -rus.

Mammalsa large mammal of arctic seas, having large tusks and a tough, wrinkled hide.

wal•rus n., pl. -rus•es, (esp. collectively) -rus.

Mammalsa 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.

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

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walrus /ˈwɔːlrəs ˈwɒl-/ n ( pl -ruses, -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

Etymology: 17th Century: probably from Dutch, from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hrosshvalr (literally: horse whale) and Old English horschwæl; see horse, whale

单词	walrus
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 wal•rus /ˈwɔlrəs, ˈwɑl-/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -rus•es, -rus. Mammalsa large mammal of arctic seas, having large tusks and a tough, wrinkled hide. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 wal•rus (wôl′rəs, wol′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -rus•es, (esp. collectively) -rus. Mammalsa 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. Dutch: literally, whale horse; cognate with German Walross, Danish hvalros; compare Old English horshwæl horse-whale 1645–55 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: walrus /ˈwɔːlrəs ˈwɒl-/ n ( pl -ruses, -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 Etymology: 17th Century: probably from Dutch, from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hrosshvalr (literally: horse whale) and Old English horschwæl; see horse, whale
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