- suborder Odontoceti
- nountoothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales• Syn: ↑Odontoceti• Hypernyms: ↑animal order• Member Holonyms: ↑Cetacea, ↑order Cetacea• Member Meronyms:
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suborder Odontoceti
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Odontoceti — noun toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales • Syn: ↑suborder Odontoceti • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Cetacea, ↑order Cetacea • … Useful english dictionary
Cetacea — Cetaceans[1] Temporal range: 55–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Sperm whale — Sperm Whale[1] Size compared to an average human … Wikipedia
Toothed whale — Toothed whales Temporal range: Eocene–Recent … Wikipedia
toothed whale — noun any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc. • Hypernyms: ↑whale • Hyponyms: ↑sperm whale, ↑cachalot, ↑black whale, ↑Physeter catodon, ↑pygmy sperm whale, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cetacean — cetaceous, adj. /si tay sheuhn/, adj. 1. belonging to the Cetacea, an order of aquatic, chiefly marine mammals, including the whales and dolphins. n. 2. a cetacean mammal. [1830 40; < NL Cetace(a) name of the order (see CET , ACEA) + AN] * * *… … Universalium
Oceanic dolphin — Temporal range: Late Miocene–Recent … Wikipedia
Killer whale — Orca redirects here. For other uses, see Orca (disambiguation). Killer whale[1] … Wikipedia
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
Baleen whale — Baleen whales[1] Temporal range: latest Eocene – Recent … Wikipedia
