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hyperoodon

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: hīpərōʹədŏn
  • Received-Pronunciation: /haɪpəˈɹəʊədɒn/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A whale in the genus Hyperoodon of the order Cetacea, comprising both species of bottlenose whale.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

bottle-nosed whales

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Hyperoodon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mammal genus

History

Etymology

From translingual Hyperoodon.