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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
narwhal /ˈnɑːw(ə)l/

▶noun a small Arctic whale, the male of which has a long forward-pointing spirally twisted tusk developed from one of its teeth. [Monodon monoceros.]

– origin C17: from Du. narwal, Dan. narhval, based on ON nár ‘corpse’, with ref. to skin colour.

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