narwhale

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İngilizce - Türkçe
deniz gergedanı

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narwhal
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) boynuzlu balina
narwhal
(isim) deniz gergedanı
narwhal
denizgergedan
narwhal
{i} deniz gergedanı

Deniz gergedanı denizin tek boynuzlu atıdır. - The narwhal is the unicorn of the sea.

İngilizce - İngilizce
alternative spelling of narwhal
narwhal: small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk

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narwhal
an Arctic cetacean, about 20 feet long; the male has a single twisted pointed canine tooth or tusk projecting forward like a horn
narwhal
The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale
narwhal
small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
narwhal
{i} type of Arctic whale of which the male member has a long twisted tusk protruding from the upper jaw (Zoology)
narwhal
An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long
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Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side
narwhal
or narwal or narwhale Toothed whale (Monodon monoceros, family Monodontidae) of the Arctic, found in groups of 15-20 along coasts and sometimes in rivers. Narwhals are mottled gray, attain a length of 11.5-16 ft (3.5-5 m), and have no dorsal fin. They have only two teeth, at the upper jaw tip. The male's left tooth is a straight, protruding tusk, up to 8.9 ft (2.7 m) long, that is grooved on the surface in a left-handed spiral. It was prized in medieval times as the unicorn horn. The tusk is thought to have evolved as a sexual display. Narwhals eat fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans. They are hunted by humans for their tusks and meat
narwhale

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    Etimoloji

    [ 'när-"wäl, -"hwä ] (noun.) 1646. Norwegian & Danish narhval & Swedish narval, probably modification of Icelandic nárhvalur, from Old Norse nAhvalr, from nAr corpse + hvalr whale; from its color.