narwhal

narwhal

英 ['nɑːw(ə)l]
　　美 ['nɑrwɑl]

n. 獨角鯨（等於narwal）；[脊椎] 一角鯨（一種齒鯨，雄性有一長牙）

中文詞源：

narwhal 獨角鯨

來自挪威語narhval,來自nar,浮屍，hval,鯨，即whale.因這種鯨的顏色形如浮屍的蒼白色而得名。

例句：

1. Whether they catch a male or female narwhal, the Inuit waste nothing.
不論獵捕到公角鯨或母角鯨, 因紐特人絕不浪費絲毫可用之物.

2. The narwhal's single, spiral tusk has always been a mystery.
獨角鯨那獨一無二的螺旋狀尖角總是被視為神秘之物.

3. The male narwhal's extraordinary 1 tusk, up to three meters long, inspired 2 legends 3 of unicorns long ago.
公角鯨奇特的長牙(長達三米)在古時曾引發關於獨角獸的傳說.

4. In fact, this monster is not a narwhal, but a wonderful submarine structure.
其實這怪物並非什麼獨角鯨, 而是一艘構造奇妙的潛水艇.