Meaning of narwhal | Babel Free
ˈnɑːʍəlDefinitions
Monodon monoceros, an Arctic cetacean that grows to about 20 feet (6 meters) long, the male having a single horn-like tusk, a twisted, pointed canine tooth that projects forward.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
narwal
العربية
حريش البحر
Беларуская
аднарог
Català
narval
Dansk
narhval
Deutsch
Narwal
Esperanto
narvalo
Español
narval
فارسی
ختو
Suomi
sarvivalas
Magyar
narvál
Íslenska
náhvalur
Italiano
narvalo
Қазақша
сытқы
한국어
일각고래
Latviešu
narvalis
Македонски
нарвал
Nederlands
narwal
Português
narval
Română
narval
Svenska
narval
Türkçe
narval
Tiếng Việt
kì lân biển
Examples
“Moreover, both narwhals and bowheads can occur in late summer in southern Prince Regent Inlet (coming from Lancaster Sound) and may reach Fury and Hecla Strait and northern Foxe Basin.”
“Often, in the morning, narwhals played around the boat and reminded me of the dolphins, so far away in the North Atlantic. But these narwhals were not like the Atlantic sea-dogs; they had little of their flashing vibrancy; these Turkish narwhals were much more relaxed, and rolled over lazily, with a sigh, as if they were going to retire to a sofa and smoke a hookah.”
“At over 2.5 m in length, the tusk of the male narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is one the most impressive instruments of male-male competition among mammals.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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