walrus

Plural: walri, walrii, walrus, walruses, walrusses

Noun

either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
A large Arctic marine mammal related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.
A man with a walrus moustache.

Verb

To hunt walruses
To be like a walrus
To move dragging one's belly along the floor
To be like a walrus
To hang like a walrus's moustache
To be like a walrus
To be prominent, like tusks

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

morse, sea horse, seahorse

Scrabble Score: 9

walrus is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
walrus is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
walrus is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

walrus is a valid Words With Friends word