wal·rus (wôl r s, w l-)n. pl. walrus or wal·rus·es A large marine mammal (Odobenus rosmarus) of Arctic regions, related to the seals and having two long tusks, tough wrinkled skin, and four flippers. Also called sea horse. [Dutch, of Scandinavian origin.] |
walrus [ˈwɔːlrəs ˈwɒl-]
n pl -ruses, -rus
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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
[probably from Dutch, from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hrosshvalr (literally: horse whale) and Old English horschwæl; see horse, whale]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  walrus - either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubberpinnatiped, pinniped, pinniped mammal - aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers genus Odobenus, Odobenus - type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses Atlantic walrus, Odobenus rosmarus - a walrus of northern Atlantic and Arctic waters Odobenus divergens, Pacific walrus - a walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific |
Translations
walrus
n → Walross nt
n walrus [ˈwoːlrəs]
a type of large sea animal with huge tusks, related to the seal. walrus فيل البَحْر морж mrož hvalros das Walroß θαλάσσιος ίππος morsa morsk فيل دريايي mursu morse סוּס יָם दरियाई घोड़ा morž rozmár walrus rostungur tricheco せいうち 바다코끼리 jūrų vėplys valzirgs anjing laut walrus hvalross mors morsa morsă морж mrož mrož morž valross สัตว์ทะเลพวกเดียวกับสิงโตทะเลและแมวน้ำ deniz aygırı, mors 海象 морж گوشت خور سمندری جانور hải mã 海象
walrus → حيوان الفَظّ mrož hvalros Walross θαλάσσιος ίππος morsa mursu morse morž tricheco セイウチ 바다코끼리 walrus hvalross mors morsa морж valross สัตว์ทะเลพวกเดียวกับสิงโตทะเลและแมวน้ำ deniz aygırı hải mã 海象
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