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单词 toothed whale
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toothed whale

[ tootht-hweyl, weyl, toothd ]
/ ˈtuθt ˈʰweɪl, ˈweɪl, ˈtuðd /

noun

any whale of the suborder Odontoceti, having conical teeth in one or both jaws and feeding on fish, squid, etc.
Compare baleen whale.

Origin of toothed whale

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby toothed whale

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British Dictionary definitions for toothed whale

toothed whale

noun

any whale belonging to the cetacean suborder Odontoceti, having a single blowhole and numerous simple teeth and feeding on fish, smaller mammals, molluscs, etc: includes dolphins and porpoisesCompare whalebone whale
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Scientific definitions for toothed whale

toothed whale
[ tōōtht, tōōðd ]

Any of various whales of the suborder Odontoceti, having an asymmetrical skull with one blowhole and numerous cone-shaped teeth. Toothed whales include the sperm, beluga, pilot, and beaked whales, and the narwhal, orca (killer whale), dolphins, and porpoises. Compare baleen whale.
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