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Meaning of Walrus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈwɔːl.ɹəs

Definitions

  1. A large Arctic marine mammal related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.
  2. A man with a walrus moustache.
    derogatory, informal, sometimes

Equivalents

العربية الفظّ فظ
Беларуская морж
Български морж
བོད་སྐད མཚོ་གླང
Bosanski morž морж
Català morsa
Čeština mrož mroží
Dansk hvalros
Deutsch Walross
Esperanto rosmaro
Español morsa rosmaro
Eesti morsk
Suomi mursu
Français morse walrus
Gaeilge rosualt
Gàidhlig each-mara
Galego morsa
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi waleluka
Hrvatski morž морж
Magyar rozmár
Íslenska rostungur
Italiano tricheco
日本語 セイウチ 海象
ქართული ლომვეშაპი
Latviešu valzirgs
Македонски морж
Bahasa Melayu gajah mina
Nederlands walrus
Polski mors
Português morsa
Română morsă
Русский морж
Slovenčina mrož
Slovenščina mrož
Српски morž морж
Svenska valross
ไทย วอลรัส
Türkçe mors
Українська морж
Tiếng Việt hải mã hải tượng moóc voi biển

Examples

“Of all the Phocine family none present so terrible and grotesque an appearance as the gigantic Walrus, also known as the morse and sea-horse.”
“You old walrus, don't you think it is time for you to lop your whiskers off?”
“One, a rumpled, whiskered walrus of a man, held a lantern near Mother's face.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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