narwhal

Questions about narwhal

What does narwhal mean?

narwhal means "small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk".

How many syllables are in narwhal?

narwhal has 2 syllables and divides as nar-whal under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for narwhal?

Close synonyms include narwal, narwhale, Monodon monoceros. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is narwhal a common word?

narwhal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.