narwhal

英 [ˈnɑːwəl] 美 [ˈnɑːrwɑːl]

n.  独角鲸(生活于北极地区,雄性有一长牙)

复数:narwhals

COCA.35187



牛津词典

noun

  1. 独角鲸(生活于北极地区,雄性有一长牙)
    a small white whale from the Arctic region. The male narwhal has a long tusk (= outer tooth) .

    双语例句

    1. The only mammal in the top 20 most uniquely male animals is the Narwhal, while every animal in the corresponding female list apart from the penguin and butterfly is mammal.
      在只有男性喜欢的动物中,排名在前二十的只有一种哺乳动物&角鲸,而女性最喜欢的动物中,排在前二十的除了企鹅和蝴蝶之外全部都是哺乳动物。
    2. Other mammals are believed to contribute to the myth of the unicorn, including the narwhal, a whale with a long, spiraling tusk.
      据说包括具有盘旋长牙的独角鲸等其它的哺乳动物和独角兽之说也有关。
    3. Throughout the Nomenclature, elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal and wild boar tusks, rhinoceros horns and the teeth of all animals are regarded as "ivory".
      本税则所称“兽牙”,是指象、河马、海象、一角鲸和野猪的长牙、犀角及其他动物的牙齿。
    4. Whether they catch a male or female narwhal, the Inuit waste nothing.
      不论猎捕到公角鲸或母角鲸,因纽特人绝不浪费丝毫可用之物。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk

        Synonym:    narwalnarwhaleMonodon monoceros