Category:Narwhal

Nar"whal, n. Etym: [sw. or dan. narvhal; akin to icel. nahvalr, and E. whale. the first syllable is perh. from icel. nar corpse, dead Body, in allusion to the whitish color its skin. See whale.] [written Also narwhale.] (zoöl.)

Defn: an arctic cetacean (monodon monocerous), about twenty feet Long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, Or tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it Is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side.