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Meaning of "toothed whale" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOOTHED WHALE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOOTHED WHALE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Toothed whale is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOOTHED WHALE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

toothed whale

Toothed whale

The toothed whales form a suborder of the cetaceans, including sperm whales, orcas, beaked whales, dolphins, and others. As the name suggests, the suborder is characterized by the presence of teeth rather than the baleen of other whales.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOOTHED WHALE

tooth powder
tooth rot
tooth shell
tooth socket
toothache
toothache tree
toothbrush
toothbrush holder
toothbrush moustache
toothed
toothful
toothier
toothiest
toothily
toothiness
toothing
toothless
toothlike
toothpaste
toothpick

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOOTHED WHALE

baleen whale
black whale
blue whale
exhale
Greenland whale
grey whale
hale
humpback whale
inhale
killer whale
minke whale
narwhale
pilot whale
right whale
sei whale
shale
sperm whale
whale
whalebone whale
white whale

Synonyms and antonyms of toothed whale in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «toothed whale» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOOTHED WHALE

Find out the translation of toothed whale to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of toothed whale from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «toothed whale» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

齿鲸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ballena dentada
570 millions of speakers

English

toothed whale
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दांतेदार व्हेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحوت ذو أسنان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зубчатые кит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

baleia dentada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দন্তযুক্ত তিমি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

baleine à dents
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ikan paus bergigi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zahnwale
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハクジラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이빨 고래
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ikan paus toothed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cá voi có răng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கால்விரல் திமிங்கிலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दातेरी व्हेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dişli balina
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

balena dentata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wieloryb zębaty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зубчасті кит
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

balena dințată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οδοντωτή φάλαινα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tand walvis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tandval
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tannhval
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of toothed whale

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOOTHED WHALE»

The term «toothed whale» is normally little used and occupies the 122.232 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOOTHED WHALE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about toothed whale

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOOTHED WHALE»

Discover the use of toothed whale in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to toothed whale and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cetacean Societies: Field Studies of Dolphins and Whales
See Strap- toothed whale Mesoplodon gervaisi. See Gervais' beaked whale Mesoplodon ginkogodens (Ginko- toothed beaked whale), 344 Mesoplodon grayi (Gray's beaked whale), 345 Mesoplodon guntheri. See Strap- toothed whale ...
Janet Mann, 2000
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Thematic Units: Whales, Grades 1-3 - E-book
Toothed Whales Using whale picture cards and the toothed whale model below, learn more about whales with teeth. Read the cards and then do research to make similar cards of your own for different toothed whales. Toothed whales are  ...
Evan-Moor
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Toothed Whales: Dolphin, Beaked Whale, Toothed Whale, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, General Books LLC, 2010
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Thematic Units: Whales, Grades 1-3 - Enhanced E-book
Toothed Whales Using whale picture cards and the toothed whale model below, learn more about whales with teeth. Read the cards and then do research to make similar cards of your own for different toothed whales. Toothed whales are  ...
Evan-Moor
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Whales
The difference between a toothed whale and a baleen whale can be best appreciated by looking into the mouth of each type of whale. Baleen whales have no teeth. Toothed whales — which include sperm whales, killer whales, beaked ...
Daniel A. Greenberg, 2003
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In Pursuit of Leviathan: Technology, Institutions, ...
... Hyperoodon ampullatus* planifrons Mesoplodon'1 hector i mirus* europaeus ginkgodens" grayi carlhubbsi pacificus stejnegeri bowdoini bidens layardi Amoux's beaked whale, southern giant bottlenose whale, southern four-toothed whale, ...
Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter, 2007
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Killer Whale
Odontoceti comes from Greek words meaning “toothed whale.” Killer whales are one of more than 75 species that belong to this suborder. Some other species of toothed whales are the white whale and the pilot whale. All toothed whales are ...
Caroline Arnold, 2013
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals
M. europaeus q.v. 3736 Mesoplodon ginkgodens Cete - Hyperoodontidae e Japanese Beaked Whale; Japanese Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale; Ginkgo- toothed Whale; Ginkgo- toothed Beaked Whale d Japanischer Schnabelwal; ...
Murray Wrobel, 2006
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An Introduction to Marine Mammal Biology and Conswervation
As mentioned above, the term “whale” has no specific taxonomic meaning, and the odontoceti include dolphins and porpoises as well as sperm and beaked whales. The ecology and biology of most of the toothed whale species are discussed ...
Parsons, ECM, 2013
10
Whales of the World
Also known as Arnoux's Beaked Whale, The Southern Four-toothed Whale, and The Southern, Giant, Four-toothed, Bottle-nosed Whale Berardius arnuxii Duvernoy, 1 85 1 THE NORTH PACIFIC, GIANT, FOUR-TOOTHED WHALE Also known ...
Spencer Wilkie Tinker, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOOTHED WHALE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term toothed whale is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rare whale breed washes ashore in Massachusetts
A 17-foot toothed whale, which is rarely seen in the area, washed ashore Jones ... The female whale, which weighs nearly one ton, has dark skin and a long ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
2
Study shows toothed whales have persisted millions of years without …
The study, published this week in the Proceedings of National Sciences, showed that the Mx1 and Mx2 genes in the toothed whales (bottlenose dolphin, orca, ... «Scope, Jun 15»
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Toothed whales have survived millions of years without key antiviral …
Modern toothed whales, including dolphins, orcas and sperm whales, have inherited defunct copies of the Mx1 and Mx2 genes, profoundly altering their immune ... «Stanford Medical Center Report, Jun 15»
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Huge Whales Boast Unique 'Bungee Cord' Nerves
Baleen whales are indisputably huge creatures and rorqual whales are the ... in true toothed whale varieties, and these 'bungee-like' nerves are just another ... «Nature World News, May 15»
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Rare Sperm Whale Fossils Shed Light on Mysterious Family Tree
Rare, 7-million-year-old fossils of two extinct pygmy sperm whales are helping researchers learn about the evolution of the ocean's largest toothed whale, a new ... «Live Science, Apr 15»
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Researchers Encounter Sperm Whale With Their ROV
The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), or cachalot, is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of ... «Techaeris, Apr 15»
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Moment Robosub has a close encounter with a sperm whale in the …
The sperm whale is the largest toothed whale. Adult males reach 16-20 meters (50-65 feet) in length, although most are less than 18 meters (60 ft). Females are ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
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Endangered Sperm Whale Washes Ashore at Pacifica Beach
A sperm whale washed ashore in Pacifica, the cause of its death is still unknown. ... Sperm whales, like the huge toothed whale that washed ashore this morning ... «Bay Area Indymedia, Apr 15»
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Dead whale pulled off ebay
In its eBay ad, the town says once the fat and flesh is removed, "you have a spectacular 40-foot skeleton of the largest toothed whale in the world, great for ... «The Telegram, May 14»
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How low can you go? This whale is the champion of deep diving
Scientists said on Wednesday they tracked these medium-sized whales off the coast of ... The sperm whale, the largest of the toothed whales, also swims into the ... «Reuters, Mar 14»

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