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Kotomora

ハクジラ

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Meanings

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noun

toothed whale; odontocete

usually written using kana alone

Scientific term for the suborder Odontoceti, including dolphins, porpoises, and sperm whales. The cross-reference 鬚鯨 (ひげくじら, baleen whale) is the contrasting group.

See also: ヒゲクジラ