walrus
Americannoun
plural
walruses,plural
walrusnoun
Usage
Plural word for walrus The plural form of walrus is walruses. The plurals of several other singular words ending in -us are also formed in this way, such as virus/viruses, sinus/sinuses, and syllabus/syllabuses.In some words derived from Latin that end in -us, the irregular plural ending -i may be used instead, as in fungus/fungi and cactus/cacti. However, this ending is not valid for walrus. Walri would be an invalid plural form for walrus.
Etymology
Origin of walrus
First recorded in 1645–55; from Dutch: literally, “whale horse”; cognate with German Walross, Danish hvalros; compare Old English horshwæl “horse-whale”
Example Sentences
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Kane and his men traded needles, barrel staves, and buttons for four sled dogs and fresh walrus meat.
From Literature
His walrus mustache, once the world’s most famous facial hair, is white as winter.
She added that young, male Atlantic walruses were most likely to roam and were capable of travelling very long distances.
From BBC
"Indigenous Arctic communities depend on the hunting of species like polar bears, seals, and walruses, for which sea ice provides essential habitat," said author Dimitri Kondrashov.
From Science Daily
They think that Svalbard bears have adapted to recent ice loss by eating more land-based prey, including reindeer and walruses.
From BBC
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