HyperDic: monodon_monoceros

English > 1 sense of the expression Monodon monoceros:
NOUNanimalMonodon monoceros, narwhal, narwal, narwhalesmall Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
English > Monodon monoceros: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk.
Synonymsnarwhal, narwal, narwhale
Member ofMonodon, genus Monodontype genus of the Monodontidae
BroaderwhaleAny of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
Spanishmonodon monoceros, narval
Catalanmonodon monoceros, Monodon monoceros, narval

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