Toothed whale — Toothed whales Temporal range: Eocene–Recent … Wikipedia
toothed whale — toothed′ whale′ n. mam any whale of the suborder Odontoceti, having conical teeth in one or both jaws and feeding on fish, squid, etc … From formal English to slang
toothed whale — n. any of an order (Odontoceta) of whales with conical teeth and a telescoped nonsymmetrical skull, including sperm whales, dolphins, and porpoises … English World dictionary
toothed whale — noun any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc. • Hypernyms: ↑whale • Hyponyms: ↑sperm whale, ↑cachalot, ↑black whale, ↑Physeter catodon, ↑pygmy sperm whale, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
toothed whale — any whale of the suborder Odontoceti, having conical teeth in one or both jaws and feeding on fish, squid, etc. Cf. whalebone whale. [1835 45] * * * Common term for members of the cetacean suborder Odontoceti. Toothed whales have slicing teeth… … Universalium
toothed whale — /tuθt ˈweɪl/ (say toohtht wayl) noun one of the groups of whales of the suborder Odontoceti, which have teeth rather than baleen, such as the sperm whale and the killer whale. Compare baleen whale …
toothed whale — noun Date: 1843 any of a suborder (Odontoceti) of cetaceans (as a dolphin, porpoise, or killer whale) bearing usually numerous simple conical teeth compare baleen whale … New Collegiate Dictionary
toothed whale — noun any of the large group of predatory whales with teeth, including sperm whales, killer whales, dolphins, porpoises, etc. [Suborder Odontoceti.] … English new terms dictionary
Spade-toothed whale — Conservation status Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1] … Wikipedia
Strap-toothed whale — layards næbhval Size compared to an average human Conservation status … Wikipedia
