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toothed whale

tooth whale
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tooth hweyl, weyl]
    • /tuθ ʰweɪl, weɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tooth hweyl, weyl]
    • /tuθ ʰweɪl, weɪl/

Definitions of toothed whale words

  • noun toothed whale any whale of the suborder Odontoceti, having conical teeth in one or both jaws and feeding on fish, squid, etc. 1
  • noun toothed whale any whale belonging to the cetacean suborder Odontoceti, having a single blowhole and numerous simple teeth and feeding on fish, smaller mammals, molluscs, etc: includes dolphins and porpoises 0
  • noun toothed whale any of an order (Odontoceta) of whales with conical teeth and a telescoped nonsymmetrical skull, including sperm whales, dolphins, and porpoises 0
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Origin of toothed whale

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Toothed whale

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toothed whale popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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