noun
- a small Arctic whale with a long, straight tusk projecting from the male’s head
Usage: variant spelling of narwhal
Examples
- The narwhale is sometimes called the unicorn of the sea.
- Male narwhales use their tusks for fighting and display.
- Scientists tracked narwhales through the Arctic waters.
- The narwhale’s tusk can grow up to ten feet long.
- Inuit hunters have relied on narwhales for centuries.
- Climate change threatens narwhale habitats in the Arctic.