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(ō̍-dŏnˊtō̍-sē′tē̍)

Noun.

pl.

[NL., from Gr.

ὀδούς

ὀδόντος

, a tooth +

κῆτοσ

a whale.]

(Zool.)

A subdivision of Cetacea, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.; the toothed whales.

odontocete ‎(plural odontocetes)

(zoology) Any member of the cetacean suborder Odontoceti; a toothed whale.
Sperm whales and dolphins are odontocetes.

toothed whale — see toothed whale