n.
Pronunciation: ' när- ˌ wäl, - ˌ hwäl, -w ə l
Variant: also nar · whale \ - ˌ w ā l, - ˌ hw ā l \
Function: noun
Etymology: Norwegian & Danish narhval & Swedish narval, probably modification of Icelandic nárhvalur, from Old Norse n ā hvalr, from n ā r corpse + hvalr whale; from its color
Date: 1646
: an arctic cetacean ( Monodon monoceros ) about 20 feet (6 meters) long with the male having a long twisted ivory tusk
narwhal