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1 walrus
['wo:lrəs]plurals - walruses, walrus; noun(a type of large sea animal with huge tusks, related to the seal.) hvalros* * *['wo:lrəs]plurals - walruses, walrus; noun(a type of large sea animal with huge tusks, related to the seal.) hvalros -
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3 bull
[bul]1) (the male of the ox family and of the whale, walrus, elephant etc.) tyr; han2) (a bull's-eye.) centrum; plet; lige i øjet; fuldtræffer•- bullock- bullfight
- bullfighter
- bullring
- bull's-eye* * *[bul]1) (the male of the ox family and of the whale, walrus, elephant etc.) tyr; han2) (a bull's-eye.) centrum; plet; lige i øjet; fuldtræffer•- bullock- bullfight
- bullfighter
- bullring
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4 flipper
['flipə]1) (a limb for swimming, especially of a seal, walrus etc.) luffe2) (a kind of rubber or plastic shoe, worn when swimming, which is shaped like the flipper of a seal etc.) svømmefod* * *['flipə]1) (a limb for swimming, especially of a seal, walrus etc.) luffe2) (a kind of rubber or plastic shoe, worn when swimming, which is shaped like the flipper of a seal etc.) svømmefod -
5 ivory
noun, adjective((of) the hard white substance forming the tusks of an elephant, walrus etc: Ivory was formerly used to make piano keys; ivory chessmen.) elfenben; elfenbens-* * *noun, adjective((of) the hard white substance forming the tusks of an elephant, walrus etc: Ivory was formerly used to make piano keys; ivory chessmen.) elfenben; elfenbens- -
6 tusk
(one of a pair of large curved teeth which project from the mouth of certain animals eg the elephant, walrus, wild boar etc.) stødtand* * *(one of a pair of large curved teeth which project from the mouth of certain animals eg the elephant, walrus, wild boar etc.) stødtand -
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Walrus — Wal rus, n. [D. walrus; of Scand. origin; cf. Dan valros, Sw. vallross, Norw. hvalros; literally, whale horse; akin to Icel. hrosshvalr, AS. horshw[ae]l. See {Whale}, and {Horse}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A very large marine mammal ({Trichecus rosmarus}) of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
walrus — 1650s, from Du. walrus, which was probably a folk etymology alteration (by influence of Du. walvis whale and ros horse ) of a Scandinavian word, such as O.N. rosmhvalr walrus, hrosshvalr a kind of whale, or rostungr walrus. O.E. had horschwæl,… … Etymology dictionary
walrus — [wôl′rəs] n. pl. walruses or walrus [Du < Dan hvalros, prob. by metathesis < ON hrosshvalr, lit., horse whale < hross, akin to OE hros, horse + hvalr, WHALE1] a massive, arctic sea carnivore (Odobenus rosmarus) of the same family… … English World dictionary
walrus — ► NOUN ▪ a large marine mammal having two large downward pointing tusks, found in the Arctic Ocean. ORIGIN probably Dutch, perhaps from an Old Norse word meaning horse whale … English terms dictionary
Walrus — For other uses, see Walrus (disambiguation). Walrus[1] … Wikipedia
walrus — /wawl reuhs, wol /, n., pl. walruses, (esp. collectively) walrus. a large marine mammal, Odobenus nosmarus, of arctic seas, related to the seals, and having flippers, a pair of large tusks, and a tough, wrinkled skin. [1645 55; < D: lit., whale… … Universalium
Walrus — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Walrus », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) … Wikipédia en Français
walrus — [17] Etymologically, a walrus is probably a ‘whale horse’. The word seems to have been borrowed from Dutch walrus, which was an inversion of a presumed prehistoric Germanic compound represented by Old English horschwæl and Old Norse hrosshvalr.… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
walrus — [17] Etymologically, a walrus is probably a ‘whale horse’. The word seems to have been borrowed from Dutch walrus, which was an inversion of a presumed prehistoric Germanic compound represented by Old English horschwæl and Old Norse hrosshvalr.… … Word origins
walrus — Used in American slang since the 1920s, according to Chapman’s Dictionary of American Slang, to refer to a short, fat person. British speakers of English would probably associate the word with the walrus moustache, which hangs down both… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
walrus — noun (plural walrus or walruses) Etymology: Dutch, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish & Norwegian hvalros walrus, Old Norse rosmhvalr Date: 1728 a large gregarious marine mammal (Odobenus rosmarus of the family Odobenidae) of arctic waters… … New Collegiate Dictionary
