walrus
English
/ˈwɔːl.ɹəs/, /ˈwɑl.ɹəs/
noun
Definitions
- A large Arctic marine mammal related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish walrus.
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
walrus
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- she-walrus English
- walri English
- walruslike English
- Ross German
- Wal German
- Walross German
- ros Dutch, Flemish
- wal Dutch, Flemish
- walrus Dutch, Flemish
- hvalross Norwegian Bokmål
- kvalross Norwegian Bokmål
- *hrussą Proto-Germanic
- valross Swedish
- kvalross Norwegian Nynorsk
- hors Old English
- horshwæl Old English
- hwæl Old English
- hross Old Norse
- hrosshvalr Old Norse
- hvalr Old Norse
- hvalros Danish
- galerous Old French
- วอลรัส Thai
- walrus Cebuano
- walrus Afrikaans
- rosualt Middle Irish