hyperoodon

See also: Hyperoodon and hyperoödon

English

Alternative forms

• hyperoödon

Etymology

From translingual Hyperoodon.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hīpərōʹədŏn, IPA^(key): /haɪpəˈɹəʊədɒn/

Noun

hyperoodon (plural hyperoodons)

1. (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]