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  • noun Plural form of walrus.

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Examples

  • Well, it wos one o 'the brown walruses, which is always the fiercest; and the moment he got the first harpoon he went slap at the man that threw it.

    The World of Ice 1859

  • Photo credits: U.S. Geological Survey Scientists radio-tag walruses in the Chukchi and Bering seas to better understand their movements and foraging behavior, undated photo

    Reuters: Press Release Deborah Zabarenko 2011

  • Suttles 'explanation for why BP included animals such as walruses -- which are typically not found in the region -- in a list of potentially endangered animals in BP's oil spill plan for the Gulf of Mexico; and 2.

    Rachel Maddow Blasts BP COO Doug Suttles: 'Not Even Remotely Believable' Answers In Interview (VIDEO) 2010

  • The close-up photos of these animals, including other polar wildlife such as walruses, arctic foxes and hares, are simply adorable.

    Book Reviews: Polar Bears DNLee 2009

  • The close-up photos of these animals, including other polar wildlife such as walruses, arctic foxes and hares, are simply adorable.

    Archive 2009-03-01 DNLee 2009

  • Contaminants are endangering marine species such as walruses and whales.

    Chukchi Sea large marine ecosystem 2008

  • Where male animals, such as walruses, compete for females at mating time, the unsuccesful males will attempt to mate with each other from frustration at not having females.

    Phew... Joanna Bogle 2008

  • Gulf of Mexico cites irrelevant mammals such as walruses, and lists a man who has been dead for five years as an expert to contact.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2010

  • Gulf of Mexico cites irrelevant mammals such as walruses, and lists a man who has been dead for five years as an expert to contact.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2010

  • Those animals have evolved gradually into distinct species, such as walruses, ringed seals and polar bears.

    EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed info@ecologicalinternet.org (Daily News-Miner: Jef 2010

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