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HYPEROODON AMPULLATUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Hyperoodon ampullatus mean?

• HYPEROODON AMPULLATUS (noun)
The noun HYPEROODON AMPULLATUS has 1 sense:

1. northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead

Familiarity information: HYPEROODON AMPULLATUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• HYPEROODON AMPULLATUS (noun)

Sense 1

Hyperoodon ampullatus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

bottle-nosed whale; bottlenose whale; Hyperoodon ampullatus; bottlenose

Hypernyms ("Hyperoodon ampullatus" is a kind of...):

beaked whale (any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw)

Holonyms ("Hyperoodon ampullatus" is a member of...):

genus Hyperoodon; Hyperoodon (bottle-nosed whales)

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