Narwhal vs. Whale — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Narwhal and Whale
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Narwhal
The narwhal or narwhale (Monodon monoceros) is a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk" from a protruding canine tooth. It lives year-round in the Arctic waters around Greenland, Canada, and Russia.
Whale
Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. They are an informal grouping within the infraorder Cetacea, which usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
Narwhal
An Arctic whale (Monodon monoceros) having mottled gray or whitish skin and in the male, a long spirally twisted tusk projecting forward from the left side of the head.
Whale
Any of various marine mammals of the order Cetacea; a cetacean.
Narwhal
Monodon monoceros, an Arctic cetacean that grows to about 20 feet (6 meters) long, the male having a single horn-like tusk, a twisted, pointed canine tooth that projects forward.
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Whale
Any of various larger members of this order, including the blue whale, humpback whale, and right whale, in contrast to the porpoises and dolphins.
Narwhal
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.
Whale
(Informal) An impressive example
A whale of a story.
Narwhal
Small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
Whale
To engage in the hunting of whales.
Whale
To strike or hit repeatedly and forcefully; thrash.
Whale
To strike or hit (a ball) with great force.
Whale
To strike or hit a person or thing repeatedly and forcefully
Whaled away at the plaster wall with a mallet.
Whale
To swing at a ball with great effort, especially repeatedly.
Whale
To attack vehemently
The poet whaled away at the critics.
Whale
Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
Whale
(by extension) Any species of Cetacea.
Whale
(figuratively) Something, or someone, that is very large.
Whale
Something, or someone, that is excellent.
Whale
(gambling) In a casino, a person who routinely bets at the maximum limit allowable.
Whale
An investor who deals with very large amounts of money.
Whale
A person who spends large amounts of money on things that are marketed to them.
Whale
(intransitive) To hunt for whales.
Whale
To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly.
Whale
Any aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, especially any one of the large species, some of which become nearly one hundred feet long. Whales are hunted chiefly for their oil and baleen, or whalebone.
Whale
A very large person; impressive in size or qualities
Whale
Any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
Whale
Hunt for whales
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