narwhal

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈnɑːʍəl/|/ˈnɑːwəl/|/ˈnɑːˌʍeɪl/|/ˈnɑːˌweɪl/    美 /ˈnɑɹʍəl/|/ˈnɑɹwəl/|/ˈnɑɹˌʍeɪl/|/ˈnɑɹˌweɪl/|/ˈnɑɹʍɔl/|/ˈnɑɹwɔl/|/ˈnɑɹʍɑl/|/ˈnɑɹwɑl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An Arctic toothed whale (Monodon monoceros) that grows to about 20 feet (6 meters) long, the male having a single horn-like tusk, a twisted, pointed cuspid that projects forward.
    — 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.

词形变化

narwhals plural narwhal plural narwal alternative narwhale alternative

词源

From Dutch narwal or Danish/Norwegian Bokmål narhval, from Old Norse náhvalr, from nár (“corpse”) + hvalr (“whale”). Compare Icelandic náhvalur.
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