tandwalvis

Definitions of tandwalvis
  1. noun
    any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.
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    bolder, dolfijn, dukdalf, meerboei, meerbolder, meerpaal
    any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
    tuimelaar
    northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
    tuimelaar
    any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
    bruinvis
    any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
    zwaardwalvis
    predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
    type of:
    walvis
    any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
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