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Hyperoodon

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prop. n.1.(Zool.) The mammalian genus comprised of the bottle-nosed whales.
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Noun1.Hyperoodon - bottle-nosed whales
genus Hyperoodon
mammal genus - a genus of mammals
family Hyperodontidae, family Ziphiidae, Hyperodontidae, Ziphiidae - beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae
bottle-nosed whale, bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus, bottlenose - northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
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uk FACTFILE NAME: Northern bottle-nosed whaleCLASS: Mammalia: MammalsORDER: Cetacea: WhalesFAMILY: Ziphiidae: Beaked WhalesSCIENTIFIC NAME: Hyperoodon ampullatusDIET: Squid, fishSIZE: 7.
WHALE MISS YOU, WILLY; How a wayward sea creature captured the hearts ... by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
The worldwide population of Hyperoodon Ampullatus is not known, but they are thought to have been seriously depleted by heavy whaling activity during the last century.
Sociable whales prefer colder climes by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
In odontocete males, these characteristics are present in the form of "weapons," such as the tusk of the narwhal (Monodon monoceros) and the teeth in species of the genus Grampus, Physeter, Berardius, Hyperoodon, and Mesoplodon used in male-male combats (MacLeod, 1998).
Reproductive biology of male franciscanas (Pontoporia blainvillei) ... by Danilewicz, Daniel; Claver, Juan A.; Carrera, Alejo L. Perez; Secchi, Eduardo R.; Fontoura, Nelson F / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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