walrus

UK
/ˈwɔːl.rəs/
US
/ˈwɔl.rəs/

Translations

walrusnoun
walruses
pl
UK
/ˈwɔːl.rəs/
US
/ˈwɔl.rəs/
The walrus is known for its long tusks and whiskers.
Морж известен своими длинными бивнями и усами.
Synonyms
Odobenus rosmarus
walrusadjective
UK
/ˈwɔːl.rəs/
US
/ˈwɔl.rəs/
Used attributively before another noun to mean ‘of, relating to, or resembling a walrus’.

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.