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narwhal
/ˈnɑɹʍəl/
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What does narwhal mean?
noun
- 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.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈnɑɹʍəl/
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/ˈnɑɹwəl//ˈnɑɹˌʍeɪl//ˈnɑɹˌweɪl//ˈnɑɹʍɔl//ˈnɑɹwɔl//ˈnɑɹʍɑl//ˈnɑɹwɑl/
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At last, one morning, the propeller was quiet, and the Narwhal was pervaded with an atmosphere of excitement.
The 30th of June, the frigate spoke some American whalers, from whom we learned that they knew nothing about the narwhal.
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In the male narwhal the left canine alone is developed into the well-known, spirally-twisted, so-called horn, which is sometimes from nine to ten feet in length.