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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various cetaceans of the suborder Odontoceti, having numerous teeth and a single blowhole, and including the dolphins, the porpoises, and the sperm whale.
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- noun marine biology A
whale of theOdontoceti suborder of thecetaceans , includingsperm whales ,beaked whales ,dolphins , and others.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.
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