Definitions
either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
Word origin
Probably borrowed from Dutch walrus, a compound of wal (“whale”) and ros (“horse”). Displaced native Old English horshwæl (literally “horse-whale”). Compare similar constructions in Danish hvalros, Old Norse hrosshvalr, and German Walross.
Used in a sentence
“Of all the Phocine family none present so terrible and grotesque an appearance as the gigantic Walrus, also known as the morse and sea-horse.”
“You old walrus, don't you think it is time for you to lop your whiskers off?”
“One, a rumpled, whiskered walrus of a man, held a lantern near Mother's face.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Tusked Arctic mammal”6 letters
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