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Narwal

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nar·whal also nar·wal  (närwl) or nar·whale (-hwl, -wl)
n.
An Arctic whale (Monodon monoceros) that has a spotted pelt and is characterized in the male by a long spirally twisted ivory tusk projecting from the left side of its head.
[Norwegian or Danish narhval, from Old Norse nhvalr : nr, corpse (from its whitish color) + hvalr, whale.]
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narwhal
male narwhal
Monodon monoceros
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Noun1.Narwal - small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusknarwal - small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
Monodon monoceros, narwhal, narwhale
whale - any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
genus Monodon, Monodon - type genus of the Monodontidae
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