Mesoplodon

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέσος (meso, “middle”) + ὅπλα ( hopla, often in the plural: instruments of war: “arms”, “armour”, “weaplon”) + ὀδούς  (odous, “teeth”), and may be translated as 'armed with a tooth in the centre of the jaw'.

Proper noun

Mesoplodon m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ziphiidae – the mesoplodont whales, most called beaked whales.

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