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toothed whale

toothed whale noun: any of the parvorder Odontoceti of cetaceans that have teeth instead of baleen, including sperm whales, beaked whales, dolphins, and others.

toothed whale: any of the parvorder Odontoceti of cetaceans that have teeth instead of baleen, including sperm...
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Noun

toothed whale (plural toothed whales)

  1. Any of the parvorder Odontoceti of cetaceans that have teeth instead of baleen, including sperm whales, beaked whales, dolphins, and others.
    Synonyms:
    odontocete

Synonyms of toothed whale

Forms of toothed whale

pluraltoothed whales

Origin of toothed whale

Calque of translingual Odontoceti. By surface analysis, toothed + whale.

Questions about toothed whale

What does toothed whale mean?
Toothed whale means any of the parvorder Odontoceti of cetaceans that have teeth instead of baleen, including sperm whales, beaked whales, dolphins, and others.
What part of speech is toothed whale?
Toothed whale is a noun.
What is the plural of toothed whale?
The plural of toothed whale is toothed whales.

Words near toothed whale in the dictionary

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  5. toothed jelly mushrooms
  6. toothed whale
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  8. toothedly
  9. toothedness
  10. toothenague
  11. toother

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