walrus

UK
/ˈwɔːl.rəs/
US
/ˈwɔl.rəs/

Translations

walrusnoun
walruses
pl
UK
/ˈwɔːl.rəs/
US
/ˈwɔl.rəs/
A solitary walrus hauled itself onto the ice, its tusks gleaming in the pale sunlight.
Un morse solitaire s’est hissé sur la glace, ses défenses brillant dans la pâle lumière du soleil.
Synonyms
Odobenus rosmarus
walrusadjective
UK
/ˈwɔːl.rəs/
US
/ˈwɔl.rəs/
Used attributively before another noun to mean ‘of, relating to, or resembling a walrus’.
de morse
He grew a huge walrus mustache during the winter.
Il s’est laissé pousser une énorme moustache de morse pendant l’hiver.

Definitions

walrusnoun
A large Arctic marine mammal (Odobenus rosmarus) with long tusks, stiff whiskers, and a bulky body, inhabiting ice floes and coastal regions of the Arctic Ocean and sub-Arctic seas.
A solitary walrus hauled itself onto the ice, its tusks gleaming in the pale sunlight.
walrusadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a walrus; resembling a walrus.
He grew a huge walrus mustache during the winter.