narwhal
noun
a small Arctic whale, Monodon monoceros, the male of which has a long, spirally twisted tusk extending forward from the upper jaw.
narwal,
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a variation of
narwhal.
Example Sentences
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The handle is sometimes made of the horn of the narwal, but more frequently of wood.
From Ungava by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
In the sea are found the black whale, porpoise, sea-horse, seal, and the narwal or sea unicorn; the horn of the latter, solid ivory, is a beautiful object.
From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by John M'lean
