toothed whale
noun
any whale of the suborder Odontoceti, having conical teeth in one or both jaws and feeding on fish, squid, etc.
Compare
whalebone whale.
Origin of toothed whale
First recorded in 1835–45
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British Dictionary definitions for toothed whale
toothed whale
noun
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
Compare whalebone whale
Scientific definitions for toothed whale
toothed whale
[ tōōtht, tōōðd ]
Any of various whales of the suborder Odontoceti, having an asymmetrical skull with one blowhole and numerous cone-shaped teeth. Toothed whales include the sperm, beluga, pilot, and beaked whales, and the narwhal, orca (killer whale), dolphins, and porpoises. Compare baleen whale.