walrus

/'wɔ:lrəs/

Thân thiện

A walrus rests on an ice floe with its long tusks clearly visible.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A large marine mammal: A walrus is a large mammal that lives in the Arctic seas. It is known for its long ivory tusks, thick skin, and a layer of blubber under its skin.

Usage

• The word "walrus" is used as a countable noun. It refers to the animal itself.
• It is typically used in singular or plural forms to talk about one or more of these animals.

Examples

• Noun:
  • We saw a walrus resting on the ice.
  • Walruses use their tusks to pull themselves out of the water.

Advanced Usage

• "Walrus moustache": A style of moustache that is long, thick, and droops down at the sides, resembling the whiskers of a walrus.
  • He is famous for his distinctive walrus moustache.

Variants and Related Words

• Odobenus rosmarus: The scientific name for the walrus.

Synonyms

• Sea cow (This is an informal and less precise term, sometimes used for similar large marine mammals like manatees, but it can be confused with the walrus.)

Idioms

Học thuật

Noun

1. either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber

Từ đồng nghĩa

• seahorse
• sea horse