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Le mot walrus signifie morse en anglais et en néerlandais. Le nom Walrus peut faire référence à :
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En Alaska :
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- Le Supermarine Walrus, un hydravion de reconnaissance britannique des années 1930 et 1940;
- Le Westland Walrus, un avion britannique de reconnaissance et de marquage dans les années 1920;
- Le Walrus HULA, un dirigeable expérimental américain pour le transport de charges lourdes proposée par la DARPA;
- Classe Walrus, une classe néerlandaise de sous-marin d'après le sous-marin HNLMS Walrus (S802) premier d'une série de 4 dans les années 1990;
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Walrus — Wal rus, n. [D. walrus; of Scand. origin; cf. Dan valros, Sw. vallross, Norw. hvalros; literally, whale horse; akin to Icel. hrosshvalr, AS. horshw[ae]l. See {Whale}, and {Horse}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A very large marine mammal ({Trichecus rosmarus}) of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
walrus — 1650s, from Du. walrus, which was probably a folk etymology alteration (by influence of Du. walvis whale and ros horse ) of a Scandinavian word, such as O.N. rosmhvalr walrus, hrosshvalr a kind of whale, or rostungr walrus. O.E. had horschwæl,… … Etymology dictionary
walrus — [wôl′rəs] n. pl. walruses or walrus [Du < Dan hvalros, prob. by metathesis < ON hrosshvalr, lit., horse whale < hross, akin to OE hros, horse + hvalr, WHALE1] a massive, arctic sea carnivore (Odobenus rosmarus) of the same family… … English World dictionary
walrus — ► NOUN ▪ a large marine mammal having two large downward pointing tusks, found in the Arctic Ocean. ORIGIN probably Dutch, perhaps from an Old Norse word meaning horse whale … English terms dictionary
Walrus — For other uses, see Walrus (disambiguation). Walrus[1] … Wikipedia
walrus — /wawl reuhs, wol /, n., pl. walruses, (esp. collectively) walrus. a large marine mammal, Odobenus nosmarus, of arctic seas, related to the seals, and having flippers, a pair of large tusks, and a tough, wrinkled skin. [1645 55; < D: lit., whale… … Universalium
walrus — [17] Etymologically, a walrus is probably a ‘whale horse’. The word seems to have been borrowed from Dutch walrus, which was an inversion of a presumed prehistoric Germanic compound represented by Old English horschwæl and Old Norse hrosshvalr.… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
walrus — [17] Etymologically, a walrus is probably a ‘whale horse’. The word seems to have been borrowed from Dutch walrus, which was an inversion of a presumed prehistoric Germanic compound represented by Old English horschwæl and Old Norse hrosshvalr.… … Word origins
walrus — Used in American slang since the 1920s, according to Chapman’s Dictionary of American Slang, to refer to a short, fat person. British speakers of English would probably associate the word with the walrus moustache, which hangs down both… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
walrus — noun (plural walrus or walruses) Etymology: Dutch, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish & Norwegian hvalros walrus, Old Norse rosmhvalr Date: 1728 a large gregarious marine mammal (Odobenus rosmarus of the family Odobenidae) of arctic waters… … New Collegiate Dictionary
