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narwhal

/nahr-wuhl/US // ˈnɑr wəl //UK // (ˈnɑːwəl) //

独角鲸,一角鲸,独角兽,独角仙

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a small Arctic whale,Monodon monoceros, the male of which has a long, spirally twisted tusk extending forward from the upper jaw.

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Examples

  • I also wanted them to appear to be swimming around the post, hence needing the entire form of the narwhal.

  • I was drawn to creating narwhals because they are so unique and mysterious that I felt a sighting would stimulate interesting conversations.

  • Those “unicorn horns” were actually narwhal tusks collected at sea.

  • Besides a few crumbs, it contained a small lump of narwhal blubber and a little packet.

  • Section, showing part of the timber of the ship Fame, where it was pierced by the narwhal in the South Seas, through 2½-inch oak.

  • And while she was busied with that work, the eagle would sometimes appear, with a walrus in one claw and a narwhal in the other.

  • The tow-line which Qasiagssaq was using to-day was furnished with toggles of pure narwhal tusk.

  • Like the other medium-sized whale in the same region, the beluga or white whale, the narwhal has no dorsal fin.