wal‧rus /ˈwɔːlrəs $ ˈwɒːl-, ˈwɑːl-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Dutch;
Origin: perhaps from Old Norse hrosshvalr 'horse-whale']
a large sea animal with two long
tusks (=things like teeth) coming down from the sides of its mouth ⇒
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