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walri

UK/ˈwɔːlɹaɪ/

walri is the plural of walrus.

Meaning of walrus

Noun

walrus (plural walruses or walrus or (uncommon) walrusses or (both, nonstandard, proscribed, uncommon and often humorous) walri or walrii)

  1. A large Arctic pinniped having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.
    • Of all the Phocine family none present so terrible and grotesque an appearance as the gigantic Walrus, also known as the morse and sea-horse.1887, James W. Buel, Sea and Land, page 251
  2. (derogatory, informal, sometimes) A man with a walrus moustache.
    • You old walrus, don't you think it is time for you to lop your whiskers off?2008, James E. Martin, The Chartreuse Mongoose, page 145

See all 6 meanings of walrus

Origin of walri

Formed as walr(us) + -i, the -us of walrus misinterpreted as a nominative singular case ending of a noun of Latin’s second declension. But the word is from Dutch, not Latin. Compare walrii.

Questions about walri

What is walri the plural of?
Walri is the plural of walrus.
How do you pronounce walri?
Walri is pronounced /ˈwɔːlɹaɪ/ (UK).

Words near walri in the dictionary

  1. Walrasian
  2. Walrath
  3. Walraths
  4. Walraven
  5. Walravens
  6. walri
  7. walrii
  8. Walrod
  9. Walrods
  10. walrus
  11. walrus moustache

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