Walrus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations

English

Etymology

Danish hvalros, inversion of Old Norse hrosshvalr, "horse-whale". Confer Dutch walrus and German Walross.

Noun

Singular walrus

Plural walrus or walruses

1. ((countable{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) Large Arctic marine mammal (Odobenus rosmarus), related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers.

Synonyms

• sea horse

Translations

Bosnian: morž m Chinese: 海象 (hǎixiàng) Czech: mrož m Estonian: merihobu Finnish: mursu French: morse m German: Walroß n Italian: tricheco m Japanese: セイウチ (seiuchi)

Korean: 해마 (haema) Norwegian: valross m Portuguese: morsa f Russian: морж m. Slovak: mrož m Spanish: morsa f Slovene: mrož m Swedish: valross c

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