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narwhal/ˈnɑ:w(ə)l/n. a small Arctic whale, Monodon monoceros, the male of which has a long straight spirally twisted tusk developed from one of its teeth 独角鲸 [Dutch narwal from Danish narhval, from hval ‘whale’: cf. Old Norse nɑˊhvalr (from nɑˊr ‘corpse’, with reference to its skin colour)] |