Walrus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɔːl.ɹəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Walrus is a noun meaning A large Arctic pinniped having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.
Meaning
A large Arctic pinniped having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.
More Meanings
- (informal, sometimes derogatory) A man with a walrus moustache.
- To hunt walruses
- To be like a walrus
Example Sentences
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.
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.
It's strange to see parties of merrymakers gather where I nearly drowned, and later walrused with David Isaakovich, Father Basil and the rest of them.
Word Forms
- walruses
- walrusses
- walri
- walrii
- walrusing
- walrussing
- walrused
- walrussed
Synonyms for walrus
Depending on context, synonyms include morse, seahorse.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include seahorse, tusk, ivory, morning, guru, morse.
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