Term Name: | melon organ |
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Synonyms: | melon |
Definition: | The melon is an ovoid-shaped, fatty organ found in the forehead of all toothed whales (odontocetes), including dolphins and porpoises (Cranford et al., 1996; Harper, C. J., et al., 2008) and believed to be used in echolocation |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0008960] |