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monodon

/ˈmɒn.ə.dɒn/

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/ˈmɒn.ə.dɒn/

uncountable · proper noun

A noun referring to the type genus of the family Monodontidae, which includes the narwhal and the beluga whale.

  • 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее типовой род семейства Monodontidae, к которому относятся нарвал и белуха.
  1. Genus of toothed whales C1 formal scientific

    The biological genus Monodon, part of the family Monodontidae, known for including the narwhal (Monodon monoceros), which is characterized by a single long tusk in males.

    • Monodon is the only living genus in the family Monodontidae.
    • The narwhal, Monodon monoceros, is the only extant species of the genus Monodon.
    • Fossil records show that the genus Monodon once had a wider distribution.

    🇷🇺Род зубатых китов

  • monodons plural form
  • monodons' possessive plural form
  • monodon's possessive singular form