odontocete

odontocete
/oh don"teuh seet'/, n. Zool.
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. Cf. mysticete.
[1880-85; < NL Odontoceti, equiv. to odonto- ODONTO- + ceti, pl. of cetus whale, L cetus < Gk kêtos]

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