walrus
[ wawl-ruh s, wol- ]
/ ˈwɔl rəs, ˈwɒl- /
noun, plural wal·rus·es, (especially collectively) wal·rus.
a large marine mammal, Odobenus nosmarus, of arctic seas, related to the seals, and having flippers, a pair of large tusks, and a tough, wrinkled skin.
Origin of walrus
1645–55; < Dutch: literally, whale horse; cognate with German
Walross, Danish
hvalros; compare Old English
horshwæl horse-whale
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British Dictionary definitions for walrus
walrus
/ (ˈwɔːlrəs, ˈwɒl-) /
noun plural -ruses or -rus
a pinniped mammal, Odobenus rosmarus, of northern seas, having a tough thick skin, upper canine teeth enlarged as tusks, and coarse whiskers and feeding mainly on shellfish: family Odobenidae
Word Origin for walrus
C17: probably from Dutch, from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse
hrosshvalr (literally: horse whale) and Old English
horschwæl; see
horse,
whale