- Pacific walrus
- nouna walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific• Syn: ↑Odobenus divergens
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nounsee walrus
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Pacific walrus
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Walrus — Wal rus, n. [D. walrus; of Scand. origin; cf. Dan valros, Sw. vallross, Norw. hvalros; literally, whale horse; akin to Icel. hrosshvalr, AS. horshw[ae]l. See {Whale}, and {Horse}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A very large marine mammal ({Trichecus rosmarus}) of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
walrus — (entrée créée par le supplément) (oual rus , ou, à l anglaise, oualreus ) s. m. Sorte de cétacé, le morse. • Le walrus est un véritable monstre ; sa longueur est de trois à cinq mètres, il pèse vingt quintaux, le Tour du monde, livraison du 15… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
USS Walrus (SS-431) — USS Walrus (SS 431), a Balao class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the walrus. Her construction by the Cramp Shipbuilding Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was authorized but the contract for her… … Wikipedia
British Pacific Fleet — Infobox Military Unit unit name=British Pacific Fleet caption=The British aircraft carrier HMS Formidable going through the anti submarine boom in Sydney Harbour in 1945. The blackened funnel was the result of a kamikaze attack, in which a… … Wikipedia
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Морж — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Морж (значения). ? Морж … Википедия
sea horse — noun 1. either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber • Syn: ↑walrus, ↑seahorse • Hypernyms: ↑pinniped mammal, ↑pinniped, ↑pinnatiped • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
