A family of Arctic and subarctic whales lacking a true dorsal fin, an adaptation for moving beneath sea ice. Monodontidae includes the narwhal, whose spiraled tusk is an enormously elongated tooth, and the beluga whale.
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Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ219419, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Monodontidae
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