walrus
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From Danish hvalros, inversion of Old Norse hrosshvalr (“horse-whale”). Compare Dutch walrus, Icelandic hross (“a horse”) and hvalur (“a whale”) and German Walross.
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walrus (plural walruses or walrus or (rare) walrusser)
- (countable) A large Arctic marine mammal related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers.
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- sea horse (rare)
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large Arctic marine mammal
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walrus m. (plural walrussen, ??? please provide the diminutive!)