hyperoodon

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UK/haɪpəˈɹəʊədɒn/

noun

A whale in the genus Hyperoodon of the order Cetacea, comprising both species of bottlenose whale.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounhyperoodon (plural hyperoodons)

plural hyperoodons · alternative hyperoödon

  1. biologyA whale in the genus Hyperoodon of the order Cetacea, comprising both species of bottlenose whale.

Origin

  1. translingualHyperoodon
  2. Englishhyperoodon

From translingual Hyperoodon.

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APA

hyperoodon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperoodon

MLA

“hyperoodon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperoodon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperoodon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperoodon.

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