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Definition of Narwhals

Narwhal
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.

Meaning of Narwhals from wikipedia

- ****ociated with narwhal movement toward open water. It is currently unclear to what extent sea ice changes pose a danger to narwhals. Narwhals are pre**** upon...
- narluga (portmanteau of narwhal and beluga) is a hybrid born from mating a female narwhal and a male beluga whale. Narwhals and beluga whales are both...
- The narwhal is a species of whale with a distinctive long tusk. Narwhal may also refer to: Narwhal (whaling vessel), a whaling ship used between 1883 and...
- The Narwhal is a Canadian investigative online magazine that focuses on environmental issues. It was launched by Carol Linnitt and Emma Gilchrist in May...
- whales, as well as 360 narwhals, 200 belugas, 190 pilot whales and 2,300 porpoises. The government of Greenland sets limits for narwhals and belugas. There...
- USS Narwhal has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: USS Narwhal, a submarine renamed USS D-1 (SS-17) in 1911, in...
- The Nexter Narwhal is a type of remotely operated naval artillery turret made by the French company Nexter. It houses a 20 mm autocannon based on the...
- Project Narwhal is the name of a computer program used by the 2012 campaign by Barack Obama. It was contrasted in the Mitt Romney presidential campaign...
- Ole Worm determined in 1638 that the alleged alicorns were the tusks of narwhals. Such beliefs were examined wittily and at length in 1646 by Sir Thomas...
- Eschrichtiidae (the grey whale). Odontocetes include the Monodontidae (belugas and narwhals), Physeteridae (the sperm whale), Kogiidae (the dwarf and pygmy sperm whale)...