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odontocete

UK/ɒˈdɒntəˌsiːt/US/oʊˈdɑn(t)əˌsit/

odontocete noun: any member of the cetacean parvorder Odontoceti; a toothed whale.

Noun

odontocete (plural odontocetes)

  1. Any member of the cetacean parvorder Odontoceti; a toothed whale.
    • Sperm whales and dolphins are odontocetes.

Forms of odontocete

pluralodontocetes

Origin of odontocete

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

Questions about odontocete

What does odontocete mean?
Odontocete means any member of the cetacean parvorder Odontoceti; a toothed whale.
What part of speech is odontocete?
Odontocete is a noun.
How do you pronounce odontocete?
Odontocete is pronounced /oʊˈdɑn(t)əˌsit/ (US).
What is the plural of odontocete?
The plural of odontocete is odontocetes.

Words near odontocete in the dictionary

  1. odontoblastic
  2. odontoblasts
  3. odontobothritis
  4. odontobutid
  5. odontobutids
  6. odontocete
  7. odontocetes
  8. odontoclast
  9. odontoclastic
  10. odontoclasts
  11. odontocomplex

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