toothed whale meaning
ENWToothed whale
- The toothed whales (systematic name Odontoceti) form an infraorder of the artiodactyl suborder Cetacea, including sperm whales, beaked whales, dolphins, and others.
- NounPLtoothed whales
- (marine biology) A whale of the Odontoceti suborder of the cetaceans, including sperm whales, beaked whales, dolphins, and others.
- (marine biology) A whale of the Odontoceti suborder of the cetaceans, including sperm whales, beaked whales, dolphins, and others.
Definition of toothed whale in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this idiom "toothed whale" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.