narwhal

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narwhal

/ˈnɑːʍəl/ UK
/ˈnɑːwəl/ UK
/ˈnɑːˌʍeɪl/ UK
/ˈnɑːˌweɪl/ UK
/ˈnɑɹʍəl/ US
/ˈnɑɹwəl/ US
/ˈnɑɹˌʍeɪl/ US
/ˈnɑɹˌweɪl/ US
/ˈnɑɹʍɔl/ US
/ˈnɑɹwɔl/ US
/ˈnɑɹʍɑl/ US
/ˈnɑɹwɑl/ US

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From Dutch narwal or Danish/Norwegian Bokmål narhval, from Old Norse náhvalr, from nár (“corpse”) + hvalr (“whale”). Compare Icelandic náhvalur.

noun narwhals · narwhal · narwal · narwhale

An Arctic toothed whale (Monodon monoceros) that grows to about 20 feet (6 meters) long, the male having a single horn-like tusk, a twisted, pointed cuspid that projects forward. Moreover, both narwhals and bowheads can occur in late summer in southern Prince Regent Inlet (coming from Lancaster Sound) and may reach Fury and Hecla Strait and northern Foxe Basin.
Similar: sea unicorn

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noun Arctic cetacean

Español	narval
한국어	일각고래 ilgakgorae
日本語	一角 ikkaku, イッカク ikkaku
中文	獨角鯨 /独角鲸 dújiǎojīng, 一角鯨 /一角鲸 yījiǎojīng, 角鯨 /角鲸 jiǎojīng, 長槍鯨 /长枪鲸 chángqiāngjīng
Português	narval
Français	narval, licorne de mer
Deutsch	Narwal
Italiano	narvalo
Ελληνικά	φάλαινα νάρβαλ fálaina nárval
Română	narval
Русский	нарва́л narvál, единоро́г jedinoróg
Tiếng Việt	kì lân biển
العربية	حريش البحر ḥarīš abaḥr

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@misc{narwhal_2026,
  title = {narwhal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/narwhal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}