narwal

narwal
    n 1: small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
         [syn: {narwhal}, {narwal}, {narwhale}, {Monodon monoceros}]
    

Narwal \Nar"wal\, n. (Zool.)
   See {Narwhal}.
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Narwhal \Nar"whal\ (n[aum]r"hw[.a]l), n. [Sw. or Dan. narvhal;
   akin to Icel. n[=a]hvalr, and E. whale. the first syllable is
   perh. from Icel. n[=a]r corpse, dead body, in allusion to the
   whitish color its skin. See {Whale}.] [Written also
   {narwhale} and {narwal}.] (Zool.)
   An arctic cetacean ({Monodon monocerous}), about twenty feet
   long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine
   tooth, or tusk, projecting forward from the upper jaw like a
   horn, whence it is called also {sea unicorn}, {unicorn fish},
   and {unicorn whale}. Sometimes two horns are developed, side
   by side.
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