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monodon

/ˈmɒn.ə.dɒn/

Traduction: Nom désignant le genre type de la famille des Monodontidae, qui comprend le narval et le béluga.

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C2formalcommonscientific/ˈmɒn.ə.dɒn/

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

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant le genre type de la famille des Monodontidae, qui comprend le narval et le béluga.
  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.

    🇫🇷Genre de cétacés à dents

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