hyperoodon
See also: Hyperoodon and hyperoödon
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From translingual Hyperoodon.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hīpərōʹədŏn, IPA(key): /haɪpəˈɹəʊədɒn/
Noun
hyperoodon (plural hyperoodons)
- (zoology) A whale in the genus Hyperoodon of the order Cetacea, comprising both species of bottlenose whale.
References
- Hyperoodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Bottlenose whale on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hyperoodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- “‖hyperoödon” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
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