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- translingual · calque ofOdontoceti
- English todaytoothed whale
Calque of translingual Odontoceti. By surface analysis, toothed + whale.
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toothed whale
Today it means: Any of the parvorder Odontoceti of cetaceans that have teeth instead of baleen, including sperm whales, beaked whales, dolphins, and others. Full definition →
translingual Odontoceti