Narwhal (Noun)
Meaning
Small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The narwhal is an elusive, rarely seen Arctic whale that lives in the icy waters of northern Canada and Greenland.
- Researchers have long been fascinated by the distinctive tusk of the male narwhal, which can grow up to 10 feet long.
- In medieval times, the spiral tusk of the narwhal was often mistaken for the horn of a unicorn.
- A team of scientists set out to study the habits of the narwhal in its natural habitat, aboard a specially designed icebreaker ship.
- Local Inuit legend speaks of the narwhal as a mystical creature, said to possess magical powers.