Narwhal definition

Narwhal

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WordNet

(1) Small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk

WiktionaryText

From Dutch narwal or Danish narhval, wal/hval meaning ‘whale’ and nar- from Old Norse nár ‘corpse’. Cf. Icelandic náhvalur.

an Arctic cetacean, about 20 feet long; the male has a single twisted pointed canine tooth or tusk projecting forward like a horn.