odontoceto

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Italian

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Noun

odontoceto m (plural odontoceti)

  1. toothed whale

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin Odontoceti, From Ancient Greek ὀδόντος (odóntos, “teeth”) + κῆτος (kêtos, “whale”).

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Noun

odontoceto m (plural odontocetos)

  1. odontocete, toothed whale

Adjective

odontoceto (feminine odontoceta, masculine plural odontocetos, feminine plural odontocetas)

  1. 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)

  1. toothed whale
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