Hyperoodon

See also: hyperoodon and hyperoödon

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from either Ancient Greek ὑπερῷος (huperôios, “that is above”, “superior”) or ὑπερῴη (huperṓiē, “palate”), combined irregularly with ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).

Proper noun

Hyperoodon m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ziphiidae – the bottlenose whales.

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