Walrus
Odobenus rosmarus
Not Kosher
No fins or scales
Fins
No
Scales
No
Description
The walrus is a large pinniped marine mammal with discontinuous distribution about the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. It is the only extant species in the family Odobenidae and genus Odobenus.
The walrus is a large marine mammal of the cold Arctic waters around the North Pole, found across the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas. It's known for its long tusks and dense whiskers.
Walrus in foreign languages
| Scientific | Odobenus rosmarus |
| Hebrew | ניבתן |
| Yiddish | וואלראס |
| Arabic | فظ |
| Spanish | Morsa |
| Portuguese | Morsa |
| French | Morse |
| Italian | tricheco |
| German | Walross |
| Greek | Θαλάσσιος ίππος |
| Russian | Морж |
| Turkish | Mors |
| Chinese | 海象 |
| Japanese | セイウチ |
| Korean | 바다코끼리 |
| Hindi | वालरस |
| Bengali | সিন্ধুঘোটক |
| Vietnamese | Moóc |
| Thai | วอลรัส |
| Indonesian | Walrus |
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Warnings & Kosher Issues
- A walrus is a mammal, not a fish, so it is not kosher.
- Walruses are protected in the United States under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, with hunting limited to Alaska Native subsistence.