toothed whale
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toothed whale
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Calque of translingual Odontoceti. By surface analysis, toothed + whale.
noun toothed whales
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Any of the parvorder Odontoceti of cetaceans that have teeth instead of baleen, including sperm whales, beaked whales, dolphins, and others.
Similar: odontocete
Translations
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noun whale of the Odontoceti parvorder
| Español | odontoceto |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 齒鯨 /齿鲸 chǐjīng |
| Português | odontoceto |
| Français | odontocète, cétacé à dents |
| Deutsch | Zahnwal |
| Italiano | odontoceto |
| Русский | зуба́тый кит zubátyj kit |
Talk about this word "toothed whale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/toothed%20whale. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. toothed whale. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/toothed%20whale "toothed whale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/toothed%20whale.Cite this
@misc{toothed_whale_2026,
title = {toothed whale},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toothed%20whale},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
