[ˈwɒlrəs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large gregarious marine mammal related to the eared seals, having two large downward-pointing tusks and found in the Arctic Ocean


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Origin:
early 18th century: probably from Dutch walrus, perhaps by an inversion of elements (influenced by walvis ‘whale fish’) of Old Norse hrosshvalr ‘horse whale’