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walrii

UK/ˈwɔːlɹɪaɪ/

walrii is the misconstructed plural form 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 walrii

From walrus + -ii, in imitation of Latin nominative plural forms of nouns ending in ius. Compare fetii and penii.

Questions about walrii

What is walrii the misconstructed plural form of?
Walrii is the misconstructed plural form of walrus.
How do you pronounce walrii?
Walrii is pronounced /ˈwɔːlɹɪaɪ/ (UK).

Words near walrii in the dictionary

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

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