Odontoceti

Translingual

Delphinus delphis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”) + κῆτος (kêtos, “sea monster”).

Proper noun

Odontoceti

A taxonomic suborder within the order Cetacea – the toothed whales.

Hypernyms

(suborder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Cetacea - order

Hyponyms

(suborder): Delphinida, †Eurhinodelphinida (extinct), Physeterida, Platanistida (infraorders)
- Delphinoidea, Inioidea, Lipotoidea, Physeteroidea, Platanistoidea, Ziphioidea (superfamilies)
  - Delphinidae, Iniidae, Kogiidae, Lipotidae, Monodontidae, Phocoenidae, Physeteridae, Pontoporiidae, Platanistidae, Ziphidae (families)

References

Odontoceti on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Odontoceti on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Odontoceti on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Odontoceti at World Register of Marine Species
Odontoceti in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Odontoceti at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Odontoceti at Encyclopedia of Life
Odontoceti at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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