Mesoplodon

noun

Me·​sop·​lo·​don

mə̇ˈzäpləˌdän

: a genus of nearly cosmopolitan small-toothed whales

mesoplodont

-nt

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from mes- + Greek hoplon weapon + New Latin -odon

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