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-seet
]
o·don·to·cete
/
oʊˈdɒn
təˌsit
/
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noun
Zoology
.
any 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.
Compare
mysticete
.
Origin:
1880–85;
<
Neo-Latin
Odontoceti,
equivalent to
odonto-
odonto-
+
ceti,
plural of
cetus
whale,
Latin
cētus
<
Greek
kêtos
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having a backbone or spinal column
warm-blooded vertebrate with feathers, wings, scaly legs and beak which bear young in shelled eggs
major grouping of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms
animal phylum comprised of sponges
warm-blooded vertebrate with feathers, wings, scaly legs and beak which bear young in shelled eggs
phylum comprised of mollusks
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