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Definitions for Narwhal

[1] a small arctic whale, Monodon monoceros, the male of which has a long, spirally twisted tusk extending forward from the upper jaw.
[2] an arctic toothed whale, Monodon monoceros, having a black-spotted whitish skin and, in the male, a long spiral tusk: family Monodontidae

Words related to Narwhal

mammal, porpoise, whopper, cetacean, grampus, baleen, finback, beluga, rorqual, orca, ceta, cete, orc, sei

Words nearby Narwhal

narrows, narthex, narva, narvik, narváez, narwhal, nary, nary a, nas/uwt, nasa, nasal

Origin of Narwhal

1650–60; < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian, Swedish, Danish nar(h)val, reshaped from Old Norse nāhvalr, equivalent to nār corpse + hvalr whale1; allegedly so called because its skin resembles that of a human corpse

Other words from Narwhal

nar·whal·i·an [nahr-hwey -lee-uh  n, -wey -, -wol -ee-] /nɑrˈʰweɪ li ən, -ˈweɪ-, -ˈwɒl i-/ , adjective

Word origin for Narwhal

C17: of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish, Norwegian narhval, from Old Norse nāhvalr, from nār corpse + hvalr whale, from its white colour, supposed to resemble a human corpse

Synonyms for Narwhal

mammal, porpoise, baleen, beluga, cetacean, finback, grampus, orca, rorqual, whopper, ceta, cete, orc, sei