How to Use toothed whale in a Sentence

toothed whale

noun

• The tusks of the strap-toothed whale grow up and across the snout, like a bone ribbon that ties the mouth nearly shut.
  — J. B. MacKinnon, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2021
• Killer whales and four other toothed whales are the others.
  — Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
• Still, in the end, the massive sperm whale — the largest living member of the toothed whale genus — usually wins.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2023
• Since the beached animal is believed to be a rare saber-toothed whale, the incident is all the more thrilling.
  — Rebecca Deczynski, Woman's Day, 18 Oct. 2013
• Connecticut Connecticut's state mammal is the sperm whale, the largest of the Earth's toothed whales.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2023
• The scientists compared the lifespans of 32 toothed whale species.
  — Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
• According to the state’s website, sperm whales are the largest toothed whale species, with females growing up to 36 feet long and males up to 52 feet.
  — Sarah Dewberry, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
• People gathered at a dozen stations along the Turnagain and Knik arms to try to catch a glimpse of the white, medium-sized, toothed whales.
  — Alaska Dispatch News, 10 Sep. 2017
• Like humans, a handful of toothed whales go through menopause—and new research suggests the trait could have evolved for similar reasons across species.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
• Only six species of animals—humans and five species of toothed whales—are known to experience menopause.
  — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 20 July 2023
• The feeding structure evolved stepwise some 30 million years ago when the oceans were full of toothed whales competing for limited food.
  — Jennifer S. Holland, Smithsonian, 1 Sep. 2017
• But since there are two main types of whales — toothed whales and baleen whales — experts think that different whales have long been using sound in slightly different ways.
  — Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2023
• Large marine mammals — such as toothed whales and seals — had not yet evolved so the only potential predators probably were sharks, Mayr said.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2017
• Their cousins the toothed whales—sperm whales, belugas, dolphins, and the like—use ultrasonic sonar signals to detect prey, but baleen whales don't have that ability.
  — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023
• Seals, sea lions, and small toothed whales are known to be some of great white sharks' primary prey, but the study revealed scavenging may be a significant source of their diet.
  — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 3 May 2017
• Spinner dolphins inhabit tropical waters around the globe and are a member of the toothed whale family.
  — Amanda Jackson, CNN, 29 Sep. 2021
• Large toothed whales, such as sperm whales, feed on large prey occasionally including the fabled giant squid.
  — Jeremy Goldbogen, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2019
• The sperm whale, a type of toothed whale, also makes a significant contribution of seven million metric tons.
  — Jan Dönges, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2023
• Xenorophids are one of the earliest types of toothed whale, and by examining the fossilized ears of these animals the ancestral condition for all living odontocetes can be inferred.
  — Jon Tennant, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2016

Last Updated: 3 Dec 2024