What's the difference between marine and walrus?

Marine


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine.
  • (a.) Formed by the action of the currents or waves of the sea; as, marine deposits.
  • (a.) A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the navy.
  • (a.) The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile marine.
  • (a.) A picture representing some marine subject.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Cameron had a legitimate argument, but the marines didn't want to hear it.
  • (2) The marine vibrio alone is a powerful stimulus to mucus secretion but lethal for the host.
  • (3) Voluntary intake and nutritive value of diets selected by goats grazing a shrubland at Marin county, N.L., Mexico were determined.
  • (4) omega-Conotoxin GVIA is a peptide purified from the venom of the marine snail, Conus geographus, that specifically blocks voltage-sensitive calcium channels in neurons.
  • (5) The marine natural product lophotoxin has produced a non-reversible antagonism of parasympathetic and sympathetic functions that are known to be mediated by C6 sub-type nicotinic receptors.
  • (6) Six marine bacteria which synthesize macromolecular antibiotics were isolated from neritic waters on the French Mediterranean coast, and their frequency recorded over two successive years.
  • (7) After the gunfight the marines made the shocking discovery of bodies of 58 men and 14 women in a room, some piled on top of each other.
  • (8) It’s clear which way the ultra-right community around Ukip wishes to go: their timelines are full of praise for Marine Le Pen and Geert Wilders , and blazing with imagery – both real and fake – of migrant riots in France and Sweden.
  • (9) Resting plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine levels were 13.1 and 2.1 nmol liter-1 for the marine toad (Bufo marinus).
  • (10) The only inconsistency in the mariner gene phylogeny is in the placement of the Zaprionus mariner sequence, which clusters with mariner from Drosophila teissieri and Drosophila yakuba in the melanogaster species subgroup.
  • (11) The goal of the expedition, led by Prof Ken Takai of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, was to study the limits of life at deep-sea vents in the Cayman Trough as part of a round-the-world voyage of discovery by the research ship RV Yokosuka .
  • (12) The present study demonstrated that delayed administration of a marine lipid diet, 25% menhaden oil (MO) by weight, until after the onset of overt renal disease, also resulted in significant improvement in rates of mortality, proteinuria, and histologic evidence of glomerular injury, compared with control animals fed a diet that contained mostly saturated fatty acids, 25% beef tallow.
  • (13) Intramembrane faces were visualized in the marine dinoflagellate Gonyaulax polyedra by the freeze-fracture technique, in order to test a prediction of a membrane model for circadian oscillations--i.e;, that membrane particle distribution and size change with time in the circadian cycle.
  • (14) A total of 2,208 male subjects, enrolled as merchant marine seamen at the Civitavecchia (Italy) harbor from 1936 to 1975 were followed up through 1989 in order to evaluate their mortality experience.
  • (15) These tacos, the legacy of the city's many Lebanese immigrants, a variation of shawarma , the grilled marinated meat dish popular throughout the Middle East.
  • (16) Two new isomeric delta-lactones 2 and 3 have been isolated from the marine fungus Helicascus kanaloanus (ATCC 18591).
  • (17) Earlier today Liz Sandeman, a marine mammal medic who went out in a lifeboat to examine the whale, said: "It looks quite healthy and quite relaxed.
  • (18) Greg Hunt , the environment minister, said he will use the existing Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority act to “put in place this ban in legislative form”.
  • (19) Modern lungfish are air-breathing nonmarine forms, yet their Devonian forebears were marine fish that did not breathe air.
  • (20) In France last year, Marine Le Pen scored 18% in the presidential election and is now powering ahead against François Hollande, while in the Netherlands Geert Wilders' Freedom party is polling at 15%.

Walrus


Definition:

  • (n.) A very large marine mammal (Trichecus rosmarus) of the Seal family, native of the Arctic Ocean. The male has long and powerful tusks descending from the upper jaw. It uses these in procuring food and in fighting. It is hunted for its oil, ivory, and skin. It feeds largely on mollusks. Called also morse.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) She walks through the rain to better feel her passion for the disarmingly libidinous walrus of love.
  • (2) Antibodies were found to San Miguel sea lion virus (SMSV) types 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 13, and to Tillamook (bovine) calicivirus, but no antibodies were found to the walrus calicivirus.
  • (3) Documents seen by the Guardian show that Mittal's company, the world's biggest steel-making group, ArcelorMittal , admits the operations will be undertaken in an area inhabited by unique wildlife including polar bear, narwhal and walrus.
  • (4) We have a dramatic situation in the north Pacific with walruses.
  • (5) Depp again stars as Lapointe, this time helping out a duo whose friend, played by Justin Long, has gone missing after trying to interview a demented seafarer – who intends to turn him into a walrus.
  • (6) This behaviour has led to stampedes that have killed calves and hampered walruses’ ability to find food.
  • (7) Antibodies to WCV have been found in the Pacific walrus previously; however, this represents the first report of antibodies to any of the SMSV serotypes in this marine mammal.
  • (8) An identical beta-chain is found in fur seal and walrus, whereas larger differences were found between alpha I and alpha II compared to beta-chains.
  • (9) Given its dual role, it's little wonder that the MMS was so keen to pass a BP drilling plan that failed to discuss how to prevent a deepwater blowout and which, bizarrely, listed walruses as a Gulf of Mexico marine mammal.
  • (10) Take away the sea ice and it is hard to see how walruses, polar bears and ringed seals will survive.
  • (11) This altered environment is causing severe problems for walruses, with unprecedented “haul outs” of the animals occurring in 2015.
  • (12) The primary structure of the alpha- and beta-chains of the hemoglobin from the Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens, Pinnipedia) is presented.
  • (13) Compared to Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina) the Walrus hemoglobin shows 9 amino-acid replacements in the alpha-chains and 5 in the beta-chains.
  • (14) One year later a second outbreak occurred when a family ate partially cooked meat from an infected walrus.
  • (15) Further tests since have found that the same parasite has killed Steller sea lions, seals, Hawaiian monk seals, walruses, and polar and grizzly bears in Alaska and British Columbia.
  • (16) Approximating Hitch's walrus-like features took four hours in makeup every day: the prosthetic jowls and nose, the balding pate, the trademark underbite, the fat suit.
  • (17) Antibodies to TCV were not found in sera collected from northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus L.), Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens Illiger), seals of the family Phocidae, or several cetacean species.
  • (18) Data on the largest known pineals in ratitae birds, seals and walruses have been compared with that of D. praedatrix and the human pineal.
  • (19) With a walrus moustache, a fiery temper and a reputation for brutality, Igor Bezler is the most feared of all the rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine.
  • (20) Smith's new film, Tusk, also has a UK connection, in that it was inspired by a Gumtree advert seeking a flatmate prepared to dress as a walrus.