From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Morse \Morse\, noun [F. morse, Russ. morj'; perh. akin to E. mere lake; cf. Russ. more sea.] (Zo["o]l.) The walrus. See {Walrus}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Morse \Morse\, noun [L. morsus a biting, a clasp, fr. mordere to bite.] A clasp for fastening garments in front. --Fairholt.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Walrus \Wal"rus\, noun [D. walrus; of Scand. origin; cf. Dan valros, Sw. vallross, Norw. hvalros; literally, whale horse; akin to Icel. hrosshvalr, AS. horshw[ae]l. See {Whale}, and {Horse}.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}.
Note: The walrus of the North Pacific and Behring Strait ({Trichecus obesus}) is regarded by some as a distinct species, by others as a variety of the common walrus.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) [syn: {Morse code}, {international Morse code}]
2: United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872) [syn: {Samuel Morse}, {Samuel F. B. Morse}, {Samuel Finley Breese Morse}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Morse, LA (village, FIPS 52320) Location: 30.12090 N, 92.49796 W Population (1990): 782 (329 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Morse, TX Zip code(s): 79062
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Morse, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana Population (2000): 759 Housing Units (2000): 313 Land area (2000): 1.400671 sq. miles (3.627722 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.400671 sq. miles (3.627722 sq. km) FIPS code: 52320 Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22 Location: 30.121628 N, 92.498500 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Morse, LA Morse
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Morse, TX -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas Population (2000): 172 Housing Units (2000): 63 Land area (2000): 0.545058 sq. miles (1.411693 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.545058 sq. miles (1.411693 sq. km) FIPS code: 49440 Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 36.060645 N, 101.476470 W ZIP Codes (1990): 79062 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Morse, TX Morse
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