Odontoceti

 
Pronunciation: /əʊˌdɒntə(ʊ)ˈsiːti/

plural noun

Zoology
  • a division of the whales that comprises the toothed whales.
    • Suborder Odontoceti, order Cetacea

Derivatives

odontocete

noun & adjective

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from Greek odous, odont- 'tooth' + ceti 'of a whale' (genitive of cetus, from Greek kētos 'whale')