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English

Etymology

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

Noun

walrus plural walruses

  1. a large Arctic marine mammal (Odobenus rosmarus), related to seals and having long tusks, tough wrinkled skin, and four flippers. The sea horse .

Tranlslations

  • Bosnian:morž m
  • Czech: mrož m
  • German: Walross n (1)
  • Swedish: valross c
  • Slovak: mrož m


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