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Monodon monocerous
Narwhal Nar"whal, 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.] (Zo["o]l.) 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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- The narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is a species of toothed whale native to the Arctic. It is the only member of the genus Monodon and one of two living representatives...
- Penaeus monodon, commonly known as the giant tiger prawn, Asian tiger shrimp, black tiger shrimp, and other names, is a marine crustacean that is widely...
- Grimothea monodon, also known as the red squat lobster, is a species of squat lobster from the south-eastern Pacific Ocean, where it is the subject of...
- Notoxus monodon, the antlike flower beetle, is a species of monoceros beetle in the family Anthicidae. It is found in North America. "Notoxus monodon Report"...
- Ancistrobasis monodon is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae. (Original description...
- Acanthina monodon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Acanthina monodon (Pallas...
- Subfamily Monodontinae Genus † Bohaskaia Bohaskaia monodontoides Genus Monodon Monodon monoceros, narwhal Bohaskaia monodontoides, a New Monodontid (Cetacea...
- that: The most important item of food of the Polar Eskimos is the narwhal (Monodon monoceros). [...] The skin (mattak) is greatly relished and tastes like...
- introduced this species in their aquaculture operations (changing from Penaeus monodon). China, Vietnam, India and others have become major packers as well. The...
- Odostomia monodon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. This species is considered...