transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnär-ˌwäl, -ˌhwäl, -wəl ]
noun
also nar·whale -ˌwāl, -ˌhwāl
Etymology: Norwegian & Danish narhval & Swedish narval, probably modification of Icelandic nárhvalur, from Old Norse nāhvalr, from nār 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