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odontocete

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /oʊˈdɑn(t)əˌsit/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɒˈdɒntəˌsiːt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /əʊˈdɒntəsiːt/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Examples

  • Sperm whales and dolphins are odontocetes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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