noun · rare

walrus

wal·rus

walrus · walruses · walrus

морж

Walross

A large Arctic pinniped having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers,…A large Arctic pinniped having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.

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UK/ˈwɔːl.ɹəs/US/ˈwɑl.ɹəs/

» Yesterday I went to the zoo and saw a huge walrus.

Gestern bin ich in den Zoo gegangen und habe ein riesiges Walross gesehen. — carlosalberto

Вчера я ходил в зоопарк и видел огромного моржа. — odexed

Вчора я був у зоопарку і бачив величезного моржа. — 7mjay

Вчора я була в зоопарку і бачила величезного моржа. — oromashka

Вчора я ходив у зоопарк та бачив здоровенного моржа. — lingvokrolik

carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

Meaning

2 senses

A large Arctic pinniped having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.
Walross
моржmorž
моржmorž
either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
(derogatory, informal, sometimes)A man with a walrus moustache.

Examples

17 sentences

Yesterday I went to the zoo and saw a huge walrus.
Вчора я був у зоопарку і бачив величезного моржа. — 7mjay
ruВчера я ходил в зоопарк и видел огромного моржа. — odexed
deGestern bin ich in den Zoo gegangen und habe ein riesiges Walross gesehen. — carlosalberto
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How many walruses did you catch?
ruСколько вы добыли моржей? — soweli_Elepanto
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
My son is a walrus hunter.
deMein Sohn ist Walrossjäger. — Yorwba
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Tom likes walruses, while Mary likes seals.
ruТому нравятся моржи, а Мэри — тюлени. — odexed
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
I think that walruses are cuter than manatees.
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Translations

9 languages

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Origin

Probably borrowed from Dutch walrus, a compound of wal (“whale”) and ros (“horse”). Displa

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.

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