odontoceten.adj.

Brit.

/ɒˈdɒntəsiːt/,

/əʊˈdɒntəsiːt/, U.S.

/oʊˈdɑn(t)əˌsit/

Forms: also with capital initial.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Odontocete (plural), former suborder name (W. H. Flower 1864, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 388; later Odontoceti : compare Odontoceti n.) < ancient Greek ὀδοντο- odonto- comb. form + κῆτος whale, large fish (see cet- comb. form).

Zoology.

A. n.

A cetacean of the suborder Odontoceti; a toothed whale.

ΚΠ

1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 393 The Mystacocetes have passed beyond the Odontocetes in specialization.

1928 Q. Rev. Biol. 3 50/1 The assemblage of toothed whales..includes at least five of the recognized families of odontocetes.

1990 S. Elsworth Dict. Environment 482 The largest group—odontocetes, or toothed whales—includes porpoises, dolphins, killer whales and sperm whales.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the suborder Odontoceti of toothed whales.

ΚΠ

1888 Philos. Trans. 1887 (Royal Soc.) B. 178 456 The early representatives of the many-toothed Odontocete Cetacea.

1928 Q. Rev. Biol. 3 36/1 Many odontocete genera are more widely distributed, and some of them..are practically cosmopolitan.

1979 Sci. Amer. Mar. 108/1 Many American students of marine mammals refer to all small odontocete cetaceans as porpoises, regardless of their physical characteristics.

Derivatives

† odontocetous adj. Obsolete rare = sense B.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. Odontocetous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	odontocete
释义	odontoceten.adj. Brit. /ɒˈdɒntəsiːt/, /əʊˈdɒntəsiːt/, U.S. /oʊˈdɑn(t)əˌsit/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Odontocete. Etymology: < scientific Latin Odontocete (plural), former suborder name (W. H. Flower 1864, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 388; later Odontoceti : compare Odontoceti n.) < ancient Greek ὀδοντο- odonto- comb. form + κῆτος whale, large fish (see cet- comb. form). Zoology. A. n. A cetacean of the suborder Odontoceti; a toothed whale. ΚΠ 1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 393 The Mystacocetes have passed beyond the Odontocetes in specialization. 1928 Q. Rev. Biol. 3 50/1 The assemblage of toothed whales..includes at least five of the recognized families of odontocetes. 1990 S. Elsworth Dict. Environment 482 The largest group—odontocetes, or toothed whales—includes porpoises, dolphins, killer whales and sperm whales. B. adj. Of or relating to the suborder Odontoceti of toothed whales. ΚΠ 1888 Philos. Trans. 1887 (Royal Soc.) B. 178 456 The early representatives of the many-toothed Odontocete Cetacea. 1928 Q. Rev. Biol. 3 36/1 Many odontocete genera are more widely distributed, and some of them..are practically cosmopolitan. 1979 Sci. Amer. Mar. 108/1 Many American students of marine mammals refer to all small odontocete cetaceans as porpoises, regardless of their physical characteristics. Derivatives † odontocetous adj. Obsolete rare = sense B.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. Odontocetous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1883
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