walrus
Tusked sea mammal
A walrus is a large Arctic marine mammal with long tusks, whiskers, and blubbery skin.
Walruses haul out on ice floes and beaches, using their tusks to pull themselves up.
The tusks, actually elongated canine teeth, serve for defense and dominance displays.
A walrus mustache is a thick, bushy mustache that droops over the lip.
Extended external tooth
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- flipperMarine animal's swimming limb
- haul-outMarine mammals ashore
rookery · iceberg · ice floe · polar · glacier · tundra · permafrost · Inuit
Marine mammal fat
- bulkMain mass or size
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- wrinkledHaving surface folds
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
heavyweight · lumbering · corpulent · rotund · mustache · bristles · hide · thick-skinned
Tusk-derived material
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- canineOf or like dogs
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- defenseProtection against harm
dominance · hierarchy · hauling · scrimshaw · carving · ornamental · ceremonial · poaching
tusk
Extended external tooth
haul-out · rookery · iceberg · ice floe · polar · glacier · tundra · permafrost · Inuit · Svalbard
blubber
Marine mammal fat
massive · heavyweight · lumbering · corpulent · rotund · mustache · bristles · hide · thick-skinned · ungainly
ivory
Tusk-derived material
defense · dominance · hierarchy · hauling · scrimshaw · carving · ornamental · ceremonial · poaching · trophy
diving
Entering water deliberately
mollusk · mussel · shellfish · foraging · suction · vibrissae · ocean · aquatic · saltwater · kelp
bellow
Loud, deep cry
call · vocalization · snort · growl · cough · rumble · colony · chorus · territorial · mating call
- mammalsbears, bats, sheep, cats, anteater
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- polar regionsAntarctica, polar bears, Arctic Ocean, glaciers, Arctic
- Arctic animalsarctic fox, arctic tern, polar bear, musk ox, caribou
- Arctic wildlifepolar bear, arctic fox, arctic tern, snowy owl, muskox
- cold adaptationsthick fur, blubber, hibernation, dense coat, fur
walrusharbor seal
Temperate coastal pinniped species
fur seal · seal · sea lion · elephant seal · otter
walrusmanatee
Large aquatic herbivorous mammal
dugong · sea otter · tropical fish · dolphin · sea turtle
- walrus mustacheWide, pendulous upper-lip hair
- walrus moustacheBushy, drooping lip hair
- walrus tusksArctic pinniped's elongated canines
- walrus ivoryTusks from arctic pinnipeds