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Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
odontoceto m (plural odontoceti)
- toothed whale
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin Odontoceti, From Ancient Greek ὀδόντος (odóntos, “teeth”) + κῆτος (kêtos, “whale”).
Pronunciation
Noun
odontoceto m (plural odontocetos)
- odontocete, toothed whale
Adjective
odontoceto (feminine odontoceta, masculine plural odontocetos, feminine plural odontocetas)
- of or relating to toothed whales
Further reading
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /odontoˈθeto/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /odontoˈseto/
- Rhymes: -eto
- Syllabification: o‧don‧to‧ce‧to
Noun
odontoceto m (plural odontocetos)
- toothed whale