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MONODON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Monodon mean?
• MONODON (noun)
The noun MONODON has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Monodontidae
Familiarity information: MONODON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Monodontidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Monodon; Monodon
Hypernyms ("Monodon" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Monodon"):
Monodon monoceros; narwal; narwhal; narwhale (small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk)
Holonyms ("Monodon" is a member of...):
family Monodontidae; Monodontidae (narwhals)
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