narwhal

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English - Turkish
(isim) deniz gergedanı
denizgergedan
{i} deniz gergedanı

Deniz gergedanı denizin tek boynuzlu atıdır. - The narwhal is the unicorn of the sea.

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) boynuzlu balina
narwhale
deniz gergedanı
English - English
An Arctic cetacean, about 20 feet long; the male has a single twisted pointed canine tooth or tusk projecting forward like a horn
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
small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
{i} type of Arctic whale of which the male member has a long twisted tusk protruding from the upper jaw (Zoology)
An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long
Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side
or narwal or narwhale Toothed whale (Monodon monoceros, family Monodontidae) of the Arctic, found in groups of 15-20 along coasts and sometimes in rivers. Narwhals are mottled gray, attain a length of 11.5-16 ft (3.5-5 m), and have no dorsal fin. They have only two teeth, at the upper jaw tip. The male's left tooth is a straight, protruding tusk, up to 8.9 ft (2.7 m) long, that is grooved on the surface in a left-handed spiral. It was prized in medieval times as the unicorn horn. The tusk is thought to have evolved as a sexual display. Narwhals eat fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans. They are hunted by humans for their tusks and meat
The narwhal
sea unicorn
a narwhal
monoceros
narwhale
alternative spelling of narwhal
narwhale
narwhal: small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
narwhals
plural of narwhal
narwhals
monodontidae
narwhal

    Hyphenation

    nar·whal

    Synonyms

    sea unicorn

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'när-"wäl, -"hwä ] (noun.) 1646. From Dutch narwal or Danish narhval Old Norse náhvalr nár (“corpse”) + hvalr (“whale”). Compare Icelandic náhvalur.
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