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• wal|rus — «WL ruhs, WOL », noun, plural rus|es or (collectively for 1) rus, adjective. –n. 1. a large sea animal of arctic regions, related to and resembling the seals, but having two long tusks. Walruses are valuable for their ivory tusks and blubber oil …   Useful english dictionary

• wal — agar·wal; box·wal·lah; bret·wal·da; bro·wal·lia; cad·wal·a·der·ite; chuck·wal·la; corn·wal·lis; kot·wal; mu·ta·wal·li; pot·wal·lop·er; ra·wal·pin·di; sa·hi·wal; shaw·wal; ton·ga·wal·la; wal; WAL; wal·chia; wal·den; wal·den·ses; wal·dey·er s;… …   English syllables

• rus — ableph·a·rus; ac·an·thu·rus; ac·a·rus; ac·o·rus; ae·gag·rus; ae·lu·rus; aeto·sau·rus; ag·ri·o·choe·rus; ai·gi·a·lo·sau·rus; ai·lu·rus; alep·i·sau·rus; alop·e·cu·rus; am·ei·u·rus; am·i·u·rus; anom·a·lu·rus; an·thra·co·sau·rus; ap·a·to·sau·rus;… …   English syllables

• Baird-Wal — šiaurinis didysis snapuotis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Berardius bairdi angl. Baird’s beaked whale; Baird’s whale; giant bottle nosed whale; North Pacific giant bottle nosed whale; northern four… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

• Sowerby’s Wal — atlantinis dvidantis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Mesoplodon bidens angl. North Sea beaked whale; Sowerby’s beaked whale; Sowerby’s whale vok. Sowerby’s Wal; Sowerby’s Zweizahnwal rus.… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

• walrus — wal·rus …   English syllables

• walrus — wal•rus [[t]ˈwɔl rəs, ˈwɒl [/t]] n. pl. rus•es, (esp. collectively) rus. mam a large marine mammal, Odobenus rosmarus, of arctic seas, related to eared seals, having large tusks and a tough, wrinkled hide • Etymology: 1645–55; < D: lit., whale …   From formal English to slang

• walrus — wal|rus [ˈwo:lrəs US ˈwo:l , ˈwa:l ] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Dutch; Origin: , perhaps from Old Norse hrosshvalr horse whale ] a large sea animal with two long ↑tusks (=things like teeth) coming down from the sides of its mouth →↑seal …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• walrus — wal|rus [ wɔlrəs ] noun count a large sea animal that has two very long TUSKS that stick down from the upper part of its mouth …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• walrus mustache — wal′rus mus′tache n. a thick, shaggy mustache hanging down loosely at both ends …   From formal English to slang