odontocete

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US/oʊˈdɑn(t)əˌsit/UK/ɒˈdɒntəˌsiːt/UK/əʊˈdɒntəsiːt/

noun

Any member of the cetacean parvorder Odontoceti; a toothed whale.

“Sperm whales and dolphins are odontocetes.”

Origintranslingual Odontoceti →
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Meanings

nounodontocete (plural odontocetes)

plural odontocetes

  1. biologyAny member of the cetacean parvorder Odontoceti; a toothed whale.

    Sperm whales and dolphins are odontocetes.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
toothed whale

Origin

  1. translingualOdontoceti
  2. Englishodontocete

Learned borrowing from translingual Odontoceti, From Ancient Greek ὀδόντος (odóntos, “teeth”) + κῆτος (kêtos, “whale”).

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Cite this entry
APA

odontocete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odontocete

MLA

“odontocete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odontocete. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “odontocete,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odontocete.

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