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strap-toothed whale

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Definition of strap-toothed whale

: a cowfish (Mesoplodon layardi) of southern seas having the front portion of the body gray and the hind portion black with yellow-tipped tail flukes

History and Etymology for strap-toothed whale

so called from the shape of the base of its mandibular tooth

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