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walruses Definition


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walrus
noun
    walruses, walrus
    1. A large carnivorous marine mammal related to the seal, with thick wrinkled skin, webbed flippers and two long tusks, which is found in the northern waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Etymology: 17c: Dutch, from Swedish hvalross, literally ‘whale-horse'.



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