: any of a suborder (Odontoceti) of cetaceans (such as a dolphin, porpoise, or killer whale) bearing usually numerous simple conical teeth compare baleen whale
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Jaws vs Leviathan premieres at 9 p.m. ET/PT: Orcas and other toothed whales are attacking great white sharks in record numbers, marking the latest chapter in a 60-million-year battle between sharks and whales.
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Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
Some toothed whales sighted in northeast U.S. waters include pilot whales, common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, Atlantic white sided dolphins, harbor porpoise and sperm whales.
—Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 10 June 2024
Belugas belong to a group known as toothed whales, which also includes orcas, dolphins and sperm whales—and all members of this group have melons.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
The toothed whales can push the melon forward, flatten it, shake it, press it and lift it, according to the paper.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
Like all other toothed whales, these little Arctic-dwelling cetaceans have an organ on their foreheads that’s referred to as the melon.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 2 May 2024
Whales are a part of the cetacean family, which is divided into two groups: baleen whales (which don't have teeth) and toothed whales.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Killer whales and four other toothed whales are the others.
—Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
The scientists compared the lifespans of 32 toothed whale species.
—Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
Some toothed whales sighted in northeast U.S. waters include pilot whales, common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, Atlantic white sided dolphins, harbor porpoise and sperm whales.
—Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 10 June 2024
Belugas belong to a group known as toothed whales, which also includes orcas, dolphins and sperm whales—and all members of this group have melons.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
The toothed whales can push the melon forward, flatten it, shake it, press it and lift it, according to the paper.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
Like all other toothed whales, these little Arctic-dwelling cetaceans have an organ on their foreheads that’s referred to as the melon.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 2 May 2024
Whales are a part of the cetacean family, which is divided into two groups: baleen whales (which don't have teeth) and toothed whales.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Killer whales and four other toothed whales are the others.
—Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
The scientists compared the lifespans of 32 toothed whale species.
—Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
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