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walrus

wal·rus

UK/ˈwɔːl.ɹəs/ US/ˈwɒl.ɹəs/ uncommon informal

noun

1.

either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber

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Origin

Probably borrowed from Dutch walrus, a compound of wal (“whale”) and ros (“horse”). Displaced native Old English horshwæl (literally “horse-whale”). Compare similar constructions in Danish hvalros, Old Norse hrosshvalr, and German Walross.

Phrases

  • Ambien walrus
  • walrus moustache
  • walrus mustache
  • walrus operator

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