释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•don•to•cete (ō don′tə sēt′),USA pronunciation n. [Zool.]- Zoology, Mammalsany whale of the suborder Odontoceti, as dolphins, killer whales, and sperm whales, characterized by an asymmetrical skull, a single blowhole, and rows of teeth, feeding primarily on fish, squid, and crustaceans. Cf. mysticete.
- Greek kêtos
- Neo-Latin Odontoceti, equivalent. to odonto- odonto- + ceti, plural of cetus whale, Latin cētus
- 1880–85
|