monodontidn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈdɒntɪd/, U.S.

/ˌmɑnəˈdɑn(t)əd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Monodontidae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Monodontidae, family name < ancient Greek μονοδοντ- , μονόδους (see monodon n.) + scientific Latin -idae (see -id suffix³), after scientific Latin Monodon , genus name (see monodon n.). Compare earlier monodont n. and adj., monodon n.

Zoology.

A. n.

A whale of the family Monodontidae, which comprises the narwhal and the beluga (white whale).

ΚΠ

1973 Canad. Jrnl. Genetics & Cytol. 15 349 Nothing is known of the origin of the monodontids.

1982 D. E. Gaskin Ecol. Whales & Dolphins v. 177 Monodontids..are unlikely to have been Arctic in origin, even though the two modern species..are today virtually confined to Arctic and subarctic waters.

1997 Marine Mammal Sci. 13 1 Presence of the bridle only in the delphinids and phocoenids may unite them in a clade exclusive of the monodontids.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating whales of the family Monodontidae.

ΚΠ

1982 D. E. Gaskin Ecol. Whales & Dolphins v. 177 Late Miocene deposits of the west coast of North America have also produced true monodontid remains.

1993 Marine Mammal Sci. 9 258 (title) Description of an anomalous monodontid skull from west Greenland.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monodontid
释义	monodontidn.adj. Brit. /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈdɒntɪd/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈdɑn(t)əd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Monodontidae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Monodontidae, family name < ancient Greek μονοδοντ- , μονόδους (see monodon n.) + scientific Latin -idae (see -id suffix³), after scientific Latin Monodon , genus name (see monodon n.). Compare earlier monodont n. and adj., monodon n. Zoology. A. n. A whale of the family Monodontidae, which comprises the narwhal and the beluga (white whale). ΚΠ 1973 Canad. Jrnl. Genetics & Cytol. 15 349 Nothing is known of the origin of the monodontids. 1982 D. E. Gaskin Ecol. Whales & Dolphins v. 177 Monodontids..are unlikely to have been Arctic in origin, even though the two modern species..are today virtually confined to Arctic and subarctic waters. 1997 Marine Mammal Sci. 13 1 Presence of the bridle only in the delphinids and phocoenids may unite them in a clade exclusive of the monodontids. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating whales of the family Monodontidae. ΚΠ 1982 D. E. Gaskin Ecol. Whales & Dolphins v. 177 Late Miocene deposits of the west coast of North America have also produced true monodontid remains. 1993 Marine Mammal Sci. 9 258 (title) Description of an anomalous monodontid skull from west Greenland. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1973
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