walrus
/ˈwɔːlrəs/noun
1- a large gregarious marine mammal related to the eared seals, having two large downward-pointing tusks and found in the Arctic Ocean海象。
1.1
- Odobenus rosmarus, the only member of the family Odobenidae.拉丁名Odobenus rosmarus,海象科的惟一成员。
词源
early 18th cent.: probably from Dutch walrus, perhaps by an inversion of elements （influenced by walvis 'whalefish'） of Old Norse hrosshvalr 'horse-whale'.