Beaked Whale Definitions

Useful Words

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Okra : بھنڈی , Ceratopsian : ڈائینوسار , Balaena Mysticetus : ایک قسم کی بڑی مچھلی , Whaler : وھیل شکار کرنے کا جہاز , Beluga : سفید وہیل مچھلی , Sperm Oil : پتلا زردی مائل تیل جو نازک مشینوں کو چکنا کرتا ھے , Kogia Breviceps : ایک قسم کی ویل مچھلی , Wisdom Tooth : عقل داڑ , Abocclusion : اوپر اور نیچے کے دانتوں کا نہ ملنا , Balaenoptera Musculus : سب سے بڑی مچھلی , Balaenoptera Physalus : وہیل مچھلی , Grampus : ایک بڑی کالی سفید مچھلی , Black Whale : امریکی پائلٹ ویل مچھلی , Jonah : یونس علیہ السلام , Bite : کاٹنا , Gingiva : مسوڑھا , Billfish : شمالی امریکی کی مچھلی , Buck-Toothed : آگے کے دانت باہر ہونا , Crocodile : مگرمچھ , Adult Tooth : پختہ دانت , Boa : اژدھا , Teethe : دانت نکالنا , Appendix : بڑی آنت سے جوڑی عضو , Seven Seas : سات سمندر , Heterocercal : مچھلی کی دم , Typhoon : طوفان , Oceanography : بحر جغرافیہ , Dune : ریگستانی ریت کا ٹیلا , Homolosine Projection : دنیا کا سیدھا نقشہ , Whaler : وھیل کا شکاری , Remilegia Australis : ایک قسم کی مچھلی

Useful Words Definitions

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Okra: long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant.

Ceratopsian: any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia.

Balaena Mysticetus: large-mouthed Arctic whale.

Whaler: a ship engaged in whale fishing.

Beluga: small northern whale that is white when adult.

Sperm Oil: an animal oil found in the blubber of the sperm whale.

Kogia Breviceps: small sperm whale of warm waters of both coasts of North America.

Wisdom Tooth: any of the last 4 teeth on each side of the upper and lower jaw; the last of the permanent teeth to erupt (between ages 16 and 21).

Abocclusion: the condition in which the upper teeth do not touch the lower teeth when biting.

Balaenoptera Musculus: largest mammal ever known; bluish-grey migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere.

Balaenoptera Physalus: large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific.

Grampus: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas.

Black Whale: small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school.

Jonah: (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land.

Bite: to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws.

Gingiva: the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth.

Billfish: primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.

Buck-Toothed: having protruding upper front teeth.

Crocodile: large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters.

Adult Tooth: any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age.

Boa: any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs.

Teethe: grow teeth; cut the baby teeth.

Appendix: a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch.

Seven Seas: an informal expression for all of the oceans of the world.

Heterocercal: possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe.

Typhoon: a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans.

Oceanography: the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans.

Dune: a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans.

Homolosine Projection: an equal-area projection map of the globe; oceans are distorted in order to minimize the distortion of the continents.

Whaler: a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales.

Remilegia Australis: large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins.