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морж

1 masculine

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 12.03.2025

Meanings

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suur loibade ja pikkade ülakihvadega imetaja Arktikas

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Domain classified zoology
morsk
merihobu former
  • poolveeline imetaja kiskjaliste (Carnivora) seltsi loivaliste (Pinnipedia) alamseltsist
  • a large marine mammal (family Odobenidae) with a very heavy body, large, stiff whiskers, and upper canine teeth enlarged into long tusks used by males for fighting and asserting dominance and by both sexes for keeping holes in the ice open and hauling themselves out of the water
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  • Walruses occur in the Arctic and sub-Arctic, in shallow water and on ice shelves, and feed mainly on bivalve molluscs.
  • Morsklaste sugukonna ainuliik. 2-3 alamliiki: atlandi morsk (O. r. rosmarus), vaikse ookeani morsk (O. r. divergens) ja laptevi morsk (O. r. Laptevi), viimast samastatakse mõnes käsitluses vaikse ookeani morsaga.
  • Arktika suurim loivaline. ... Isase pikkus on kuni 3,4 (4,1) m, mass kuni 1,8 t, emased on väheldasemad. Morsal on suured ülakihvad (isasel kuni 60 cm pikkused), ta kasutab neid kaitseks, jääle ronimiseks ja toidu otsimiseks merepõhjast. Sööb merepõhja selgrootuid, peamiselt karpe ja sukeldub nende järele kuni 50 m sügavusele (võib viibida vee all kuni 10 minutit). Sigib rannajääl.
morsk
merihobu former
Good to know
  • morsa varasem nimetus
walrus
Usage examples
  • Walruses are one of the largest pinnipeds. The Pacific walruses tend to have a larger body mass than the Atlantic walruses. This animal is known for their massive tusks, which are really just enlarged canine teeth. These tusks can break through 20 cm of ice. They also assist walruses in climbing out of the water and onto the ice. The tusks can be used for the walruses to defend themselves from larger predators and are also a way to establish dominance and a hierarchy among walruses. Tusks can grow to a length of 90 cm but the average size is roughly 50 cm. Walruses have thick skin that ranges from a light grey to a yellowish brown color.
Odobenus rosmarus
Walross
mursu
морж
masculine

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