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Meanings of walrus in English

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Spanish
odobenus rosmarus

A large Arctic marine mammal (Odobenus rosmarus), related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers.

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        Usage of walrus in English
        1
        The walrus had risen beneath the cake and split it in two.
        Lost in the Air
        2
        Gregariousness and curiosity appear to be the main characteristics of the walrus.
        The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volum...
        3
        The bundle of fur looked like the dead body of a walrus.
        The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
        4
        We have already referred to the ferocity of the walrus when attacked.
        The Walrus Hunters: A Romance of the Realms of Ice
        5
        Ju was round on him in a flash, his walrus moustache bristling.
        The Forfeit
        6
        Thus they would be mistaken for other walrus by the unsuspecting animals.
        The Eternal Maiden
        7
        When seen close at hand the walrus is a very ugly monster.
        Fast in the Ice: Adventures in the Polar Regions
        8
        Papik finally drew his single sledge load of walrus toward his tent.
        The Eternal Maiden
        9
        His backbone has no more strength than a piece of walrus line.
        The Giant of the North: Pokings Round the Pole
        10
        They made the discovery serendipitously, while conducting aerial surveys of walrus populations.
        BBC
        11
        There were a half dozen mother walrus with half-grown young about them.
        The Eternal Maiden
        12
        At one tent lay two fresh walrus heads with large beautiful tusks.
        The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volum...
        13
        Look at that fellow with the walrus mustache-orthat one with the-
        The silver chair
        14
        Get a description of a walrus from your reference library, if possible.
        Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year
        15
        The walrus was sick, and was trying to vomit his own tail!
        Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew
        16
        Man he strikee walrus; let he go again; somebody else findee; he walrus.
        Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Frankl...
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        Catalan
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        Walrus through the time
        Walrus across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        United States of America
        Less common