English Explanatory Dictionary

odontocete

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of the cetacean parvorder Odontoceti; a toothed whale.

Pronunciation

/oʊˈdɑn(t)əˌsit/ /ɒˈdɒntəˌsiːt/ /əʊˈdɒntəsiːt/

Word forms

odontocete odontocetes

Etymology

Learned borrowing from translingual Odontoceti, From Ancient Greek ὀδόντος (odóntos, “teeth”) + κῆτος (kêtos, “whale”).

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